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South Tyneside road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 424 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 1991, and 553 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1990 (437), and casualties rose from 521.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,915 collisions in South Tyneside.

Collisions in 1991
424
Down 3% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
553
Up 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
12
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 1991

2.8% of collisions in South Tyneside in 1991 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious7919%
  • Slight33379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious9718%
  • Slight44480%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 1991 is highlighted, with 424, down 3% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025150173
2024175215
2023143168
2022160190
2021136154
2020164201
2019185229
2018194245
2017227280
2016242316
2015253326
2014279388
2013245300
2012261336
2011294403
2010312413
2009320415
2008310423
2007330418
2006338434
2005376503
2004398513
2003375537
2002398533
2001396517
2000422547
1999391517
1998427550
1997432564
1996420543
1995387513
1994390534
1993372477
1992422522
1991424553
1990437521
1989434565
1988423540
1987387508
1986410497
1985394484
1984409512
1983422512
1982488599
1981440539
1980446544
1979477583

When and where crashes happen in South Tyneside in 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (9.9%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday86 (20%)
  • Saturday74 (17%)
  • Sunday41 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.9%)
  • February25 (5.9%)
  • March43 (10%)
  • April35 (8.3%)
  • May46 (11%)
  • June35 (8.3%)
  • July40 (9.4%)
  • August35 (8.3%)
  • September29 (6.8%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November37 (8.7%)
  • December31 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (65%)
  • Wet or damp144 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph337 (79%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph18 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph41 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (17%)
  • Roundabout36 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (53%)
  • Pedestrian151 (27%)
  • Cyclist54 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (5.1%)
  • 6 to 1049 (8.9%)
  • 11 to 1551 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2083 (15%)
  • 21 to 2566 (12%)
  • 26 to 3588 (16%)
  • 36 to 4564 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.7%)
  • Over 7520 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (44%)
  • Passenger158 (29%)
  • Pedestrian151 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car521 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach29 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle18 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in South Tyneside

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Tyneside ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 1991.

Collisions
214th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 1991

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 1991: 42, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194425317
2ndA183283817
3rdA184263723
4thA185253303
5thA1018242815
6thB1298232703
7thA19202814
8thA1300182324
9thB1301121702
10thB151671501
11thB12995602
12thB12973300
13thB13063301
14thB12941100
15thB13031100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 1991

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 1991: 185.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 1991

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 1991: 121.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1991.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years