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South Tyneside road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2000, and 547 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1999 (391), and casualties rose from 517.

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

Collisions in 2000
422
Up 8% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
547
Up 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2000

0.7% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2000 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4811%
  • Slight37188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious509.1%
  • Slight49490%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2000 is highlighted, with 422, up 8% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (10%)
  • February40 (9.5%)
  • March34 (8.1%)
  • April28 (6.6%)
  • May33 (7.8%)
  • June32 (7.6%)
  • July36 (8.5%)
  • August39 (9.2%)
  • September36 (8.5%)
  • October36 (8.5%)
  • November38 (9%)
  • December27 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight316 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (63%)
  • Wet or damp149 (35%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph314 (74%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph15 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph52 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (18%)
  • Roundabout49 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (60%)
  • Pedestrian99 (18%)
  • Cyclist56 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1038 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6%)
  • 16 to 2072 (13%)
  • 21 to 2557 (10%)
  • 26 to 35131 (24%)
  • 36 to 4583 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (58%)
  • Passenger130 (24%)
  • Pedestrian99 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car590 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 2000.

Collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2000

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2000: 50, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194506008
2ndB1298384703
3rdA19303911
4thA1018253504
5thA184212600
6thA185212702
7thA1300162703
8thA183122020
9thB129791501
10thB130191002
11thB12996901
12thB15166701
13thB13064501
14thA12903300
15thB13443300
16thA194(M)2400
17thB13032301
18thB13021100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2000

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2000: 178.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2000

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2000: 129.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years