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South Tyneside road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 1992, and 522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1991 (424), and casualties fell from 553.

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

Collisions in 1992
422
Level with 1991
Casualties in 1992
522
Down 6% on 1991
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 1992

0.9% of collisions in South Tyneside in 1992 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8219%
  • Slight33680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious8416%
  • Slight43483%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 1992 is highlighted, with 422, level with 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (11%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday74 (18%)
  • Friday66 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.3%)
  • February37 (8.8%)
  • March38 (9%)
  • April32 (7.6%)
  • May30 (7.1%)
  • June26 (6.2%)
  • July35 (8.3%)
  • August40 (9.5%)
  • September36 (8.5%)
  • October33 (7.8%)
  • November39 (9.2%)
  • December41 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (63%)
  • Wet or damp149 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph354 (84%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph18 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph39 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (13%)
  • Roundabout35 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (47%)
  • Pedestrian152 (29%)
  • Cyclist55 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1043 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2070 (13%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 3598 (19%)
  • 36 to 4552 (10%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (6.5%)
  • Over 7522 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (47%)
  • Pedestrian152 (29%)
  • Passenger124 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car512 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach30 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle30 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 1992.

Collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
296th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
197th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 1992

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 1992: 37, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1943744010
2ndB1298283318
3rdA184232802
4thA183222704
5thA185213104
6thA1018182305
7thA19162103
8thB1516151720
9thA1300142202
10thB129791201
11thB130181002
12thB130381301
13thB12993301
14thB13023402
15thA194(M)2300
16thB13062300

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 1992

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 1992: 187.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 1992

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 1992: 129.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 1992, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years