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South Tyneside road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 396 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2001, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2000 (422), and casualties fell from 547.

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

Collisions in 2001
396
Down 6% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
517
Down 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2001

0.3% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2001 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious358.8%
  • Slight36091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious367%
  • Slight48093%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 396, down 6% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (11%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (11%)
  • February46 (12%)
  • March34 (8.6%)
  • April32 (8.1%)
  • May28 (7.1%)
  • June25 (6.3%)
  • July35 (8.8%)
  • August25 (6.3%)
  • September29 (7.3%)
  • October24 (6.1%)
  • November37 (9.3%)
  • December39 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (58%)
  • Wet or damp149 (38%)
  • Snow9 (2.3%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph300 (76%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph17 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph39 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway278 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (17%)
  • Roundabout45 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (62%)
  • Pedestrian92 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1556 (11%)
  • 16 to 2059 (11%)
  • 21 to 2548 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 35104 (20%)
  • 36 to 4593 (18%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.6%)
  • Over 7521 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (54%)
  • Passenger144 (28%)
  • Pedestrian92 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car563 (81%)
  • Bus or coach46 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle24 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South Tyneside

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Tyneside ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 2001.

Collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2001

Beacon & Bents, South Tyneside, NE33 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2001, with 40 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2001

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2001: 55, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194557604
2ndB1298374803
3rdA1300223103
4thA1018212704
5thA184213100
6thA185213002
7thA19192602
8thA183121712
9thB130191101
10thB12976600
11thB15165500
12thB13033500
13thA194(M)2200
14thB13062200
15thB13442400
16thB12991100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2001

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2001: 160.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2001

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2001: 112.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years