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South Tyneside road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 1999, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1998 (427), and casualties fell from 550.

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

Collisions in 1999
391
Down 8% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
517
Down 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 1999

1.3% of collisions in South Tyneside in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4812%
  • Slight33886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious5410%
  • Slight45788%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 391, down 8% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (19%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (12%)
  • Friday73 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.7%)
  • February32 (8.2%)
  • March35 (9%)
  • April28 (7.2%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June23 (5.9%)
  • July28 (7.2%)
  • August36 (9.2%)
  • September34 (8.7%)
  • October36 (9.2%)
  • November28 (7.2%)
  • December36 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit28 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (61%)
  • Wet or damp137 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph300 (77%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph16 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph48 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (14%)
  • Roundabout55 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (59%)
  • Pedestrian100 (19%)
  • Cyclist48 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1038 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2060 (12%)
  • 21 to 2543 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 35117 (23%)
  • 36 to 4563 (12%)
  • 46 to 5554 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.7%)
  • Over 7520 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (56%)
  • Passenger126 (24%)
  • Pedestrian100 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car557 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle21 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in South Tyneside

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How South Tyneside ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 1999.

Collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 1999

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 1999: 37, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194374602
2ndA184344410
3rdB1298283003
4thA19253315
5thA183243602
6thA185202404
7thA1018193211
8thB1301132204
9thA1300121715
10thB1297101500
11thB15164601
12thA194(M)3600
13thB12993400
14thB13063501
15thB13032201
16thB13442300
17thA12901310
18thB13021100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 1999

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 1999: 154.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 1999

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 1999: 106.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 1999, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years