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South Tyneside road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2007, and 418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2006 (338), and casualties fell from 434.

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

Collisions in 2007
330
Down 2% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
418
Down 4% on 2006
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
13% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2007

None of the collisions in South Tyneside in 2007 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight28887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4210%
  • Slight37690%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2007 is highlighted, with 330, down 2% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7%)
  • February32 (9.7%)
  • March34 (10%)
  • April20 (6.1%)
  • May29 (8.8%)
  • June18 (5.5%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August25 (7.6%)
  • September24 (7.3%)
  • October25 (7.6%)
  • November39 (12%)
  • December25 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (74%)
  • Wet or damp86 (26%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph254 (77%)
  • 40 mph33 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph15 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (15%)
  • Roundabout31 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (52%)
  • Pedestrian74 (18%)
  • Cyclist40 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2068 (16%)
  • 21 to 2535 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3566 (16%)
  • 36 to 4566 (16%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6.7%)
  • Over 7521 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (59%)
  • Passenger96 (23%)
  • Pedestrian74 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car410 (71%)
  • Bus or coach42 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2007.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 8 other areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2007

Beacon & Bents, South Tyneside, NE33 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2007, with 38 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2007

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2007: 44, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194445903
2ndB1298324302
3rdA185212605
4thA1018182204
5thA19182102
6thB1301111400
7thA130091502
8thA1839900
9thB129791401
10thA1848900
11thB15164700
12thA12903301
13thB13033400
14thB13063500
15thB12991100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2007

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2007: 148.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2007

NE33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2007: 93.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years