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South Tyneside road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 372 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 1993, and 477 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1992 (422), and casualties fell from 522.

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

Collisions in 1993
372
Down 12% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
477
Down 9% on 1992
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 1993

2.7% of collisions in South Tyneside in 1993 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious6217%
  • Slight30081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight40084%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 1993 is highlighted, with 372, down 12% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday70 (19%)
  • Saturday69 (19%)
  • Sunday36 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.3%)
  • February34 (9.1%)
  • March32 (8.6%)
  • April24 (6.5%)
  • May30 (8.1%)
  • June26 (7%)
  • July36 (9.7%)
  • August30 (8.1%)
  • September32 (8.6%)
  • October29 (7.8%)
  • November34 (9.1%)
  • December38 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (64%)
  • Wet or damp128 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph305 (82%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph14 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph35 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (13%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (49%)
  • Pedestrian129 (27%)
  • Cyclist41 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (4%)
  • 6 to 1036 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (8%)
  • 16 to 2071 (15%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 3583 (17%)
  • 36 to 4548 (10%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6.1%)
  • Over 7520 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (44%)
  • Passenger138 (29%)
  • Pedestrian129 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car444 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (7%)
  • Bus or coach37 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6%)
  • Motorcycle20 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1993.

Collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
119th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 1993

The B1298 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 1993: 40, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1298405416
2ndA194314713
3rdA1018233521
4thA183223007
5thA19212300
6thA185202108
7thA184152001
8thA1300141910
9thB1301112113
10thB15166600
11thA194(M)5900
12thB12994601
13thB13033300
14thA12901100
15thB12971100
16thB13021100
17thB13441100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 1993

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 1993: 175.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 1993

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 1993: 114.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 1993, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years