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South Tyneside road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2003, and 537 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2002 (398), and casualties rose from 533.

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

Collisions in 2003
375
Down 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
537
Up 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
13% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2003

1.9% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious4813%
  • Slight32085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious6011%
  • Slight47088%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2003 is highlighted, with 375, down 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (11%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8%)
  • February34 (9.1%)
  • March34 (9.1%)
  • April42 (11%)
  • May26 (6.9%)
  • June32 (8.5%)
  • July26 (6.9%)
  • August27 (7.2%)
  • September34 (9.1%)
  • October31 (8.3%)
  • November23 (6.1%)
  • December36 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds325 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (68%)
  • Wet or damp104 (28%)
  • Snow7 (1.9%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph286 (76%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph19 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph37 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (15%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (63%)
  • Pedestrian87 (16%)
  • Cyclist32 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2094 (18%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 3596 (18%)
  • 36 to 4590 (17%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5%)
  • Over 7519 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (54%)
  • Passenger159 (30%)
  • Pedestrian87 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (76%)
  • Bus or coach34 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle30 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 2003.

Collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2003

Beacon & Bents, South Tyneside, NE33 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2003, with 30 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2003

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2003: 36, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194364815
2ndB1298273301
3rdA19263500
4thA183223511
5thA184172623
6thA1018162912
7thA1300152222
8thA185101300
9thB129781101
10thB13017801
11thB12995601
12thB13443802
13thB13032200
14thB13062200
15thB15162201
16thB13021200

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2003

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2003: 147.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2003

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2003: 103.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years