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South Tyneside road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2005, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2004 (398), and casualties fell from 513.

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

Collisions in 2005
376
Down 6% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
503
Down 2% on 2004
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2005

0.3% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight33389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious438.5%
  • Slight45991%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 376, down 6% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday36 (9.6%)
  • Wednesday65 (17%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday53 (14%)
  • Saturday63 (17%)
  • Sunday38 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.4%)
  • February27 (7.2%)
  • March30 (8%)
  • April33 (8.8%)
  • May37 (9.8%)
  • June36 (9.6%)
  • July34 (9%)
  • August28 (7.4%)
  • September29 (7.7%)
  • October28 (7.4%)
  • November36 (9.6%)
  • December34 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (67%)
  • Wet or damp114 (30%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph287 (76%)
  • 40 mph36 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph37 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (18%)
  • Roundabout30 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (60%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist39 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2074 (15%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 3594 (19%)
  • 36 to 4585 (17%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.2%)
  • Over 7521 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (56%)
  • Passenger142 (28%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (76%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5%)
  • Bus or coach31 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 2005.

Collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2005

Beacon & Bents, South Tyneside, NE33 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2005, with 47 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2005

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2005: 46, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194466401
2ndA1300273804
3rdB1298273603
4thA19243601
5thA1018233003
6thA184213312
7thA183162503
8thA185121901
9thB129791000
10thB13016902
11thB15166801
12thB13034401
13thB13064500
14thA12902300
15thB12992200
16thB13441100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2005

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2005: 168.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2005

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2005: 116.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years