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South Tyneside road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 1994, and 534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1993 (372), and casualties rose from 477.

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

Collisions in 1994
390
Up 5% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
534
Up 12% on 1993
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
18% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 1994

2.1% of collisions in South Tyneside in 1994 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious7018%
  • Slight31280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious7314%
  • Slight45385%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 1994 is highlighted, with 390, up 5% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (18%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (11%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday31 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.9%)
  • February37 (9.5%)
  • March33 (8.5%)
  • April29 (7.4%)
  • May21 (5.4%)
  • June35 (9%)
  • July44 (11%)
  • August30 (7.7%)
  • September34 (8.7%)
  • October29 (7.4%)
  • November37 (9.5%)
  • December34 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (86%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (65%)
  • Wet or damp127 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph312 (80%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph44 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (17%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (57%)
  • Pedestrian124 (23%)
  • Cyclist47 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (6%)
  • 6 to 1042 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 1546 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2065 (12%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 35101 (19%)
  • 36 to 4562 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.6%)
  • Over 7523 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (46%)
  • Passenger163 (31%)
  • Pedestrian124 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car506 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach29 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle24 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in South Tyneside

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Tyneside ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1994.

Collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 1994

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 1994: 36, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194365215
2ndA19284115
3rdB1298263712
4thA185233511
5thA1018212807
6thA184193900
7thA183162513
8thB1301132304
9thA1300111202
10thB12975702
11thB13025600
12thB151651011
13thA194(M)4600
14thB12993300
15thB13063400
16thB13032201
17thA12901201
18thB13441110

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 1994

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 1994: 175.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 1994

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 1994: 128.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 1994, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years