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South Tyneside road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2004, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2003 (375), and casualties fell from 537.

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

Collisions in 2004
398
Up 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
513
Down 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2004

1% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight35088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious479.2%
  • Slight46190%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 398, up 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.5%)
  • February27 (6.8%)
  • March38 (9.5%)
  • April31 (7.8%)
  • May33 (8.3%)
  • June40 (10%)
  • July29 (7.3%)
  • August31 (7.8%)
  • September37 (9.3%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November30 (7.5%)
  • December31 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (67%)
  • Wet or damp123 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph287 (72%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph53 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (21%)
  • Roundabout35 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (55%)
  • Pedestrian92 (18%)
  • Cyclist45 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1562 (12%)
  • 16 to 2076 (15%)
  • 21 to 2545 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3582 (16%)
  • 36 to 4594 (18%)
  • 46 to 5552 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (55%)
  • Passenger137 (27%)
  • Pedestrian92 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach36 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 2004.

Collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2004

Biddick & All Saints, South Tyneside, NE33 4RF area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2004, with 34 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2004

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2004: 50, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194507013
2ndB1298354602
3rdA19335123
4thA1300223005
5thA1018212602
6thA184213003
7thA183182205
8thA185121400
9thB130181201
10thB12977701
11thB13025600
12thB15165601
13thB12993401
14thB13443500
15thA12901100
16thA194(M)1200
17thB13031100
18thB13061100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2004

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2004: 163.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2004

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2004: 123.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years