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South Tyneside road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 1997, and 564 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1996 (420), and casualties rose from 543.

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

Collisions in 1997
432
Up 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
564
Up 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 1997

0.5% of collisions in South Tyneside in 1997 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious429.7%
  • Slight38890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious437.6%
  • Slight51992%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 432, up 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (16%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday83 (19%)
  • Saturday52 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (11%)
  • February20 (4.6%)
  • March22 (5.1%)
  • April31 (7.2%)
  • May65 (15%)
  • June33 (7.6%)
  • July40 (9.3%)
  • August26 (6%)
  • September39 (9%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November27 (6.3%)
  • December37 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (66%)
  • Wet or damp143 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph356 (82%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph16 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph36 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (16%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.5%)
  • 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 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (59%)
  • Pedestrian120 (21%)
  • Cyclist51 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1055 (9.8%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8%)
  • 16 to 2068 (12%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 35129 (23%)
  • 36 to 4579 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6519 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (54%)
  • Passenger138 (24%)
  • Pedestrian120 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car613 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach32 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle28 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 1997.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 1997

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 1997: 47, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194475713
2ndB1298374314
3rdA184254402
4thA19252902
5thA183243502
6thA1018232903
7thA185192502
8thA1300151802
9thB1301101002
10thB12977701
11thB15165501
12thB12994600
13thB13063400
14thA194(M)2500
15thB13032200
16thB13442300
17thA12901100
18thB13021101

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 1997

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 1997: 186.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 1997

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 1997: 117.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years