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South Tyneside road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2006, and 434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2005 (376), and casualties fell from 503.

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

Collisions in 2006
338
Down 10% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
434
Down 14% on 2005
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2006

2.1% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight28584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight37586%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2006 is highlighted, with 338, down 10% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.2%)
  • February26 (7.7%)
  • March26 (7.7%)
  • April27 (8%)
  • May33 (9.8%)
  • June23 (6.8%)
  • July39 (12%)
  • August30 (8.9%)
  • September30 (8.9%)
  • October27 (8%)
  • November31 (9.2%)
  • December25 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (66%)
  • Wet or damp110 (33%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph239 (71%)
  • 40 mph40 (12%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph12 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph27 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (20%)
  • Roundabout34 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (57%)
  • Pedestrian66 (15%)
  • Cyclist45 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2071 (16%)
  • 21 to 2542 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3571 (16%)
  • 36 to 4589 (21%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.5%)
  • Over 7519 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (59%)
  • Passenger112 (26%)
  • Pedestrian66 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Tyneside ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 2006.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2006

Beacon & Bents, South Tyneside, NE33 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2006, with 38 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2006

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2006: 51, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194516615
2ndB1298233300
3rdA1300222712
4thA183212813
5thA19192905
6thA184182505
7thA1018141614
8thA1857800
9thB12995601
10thB13015810
11thB12974500
12thB15164501
13thB13063300
14thA12902300
15thA194(M)1200
16thB13031200
17thB13441100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2006

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2006: 154.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2006

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2006: 116.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2006, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years