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South Tyneside road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2008, and 423 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2007 (330), and casualties rose from 418.

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

Collisions in 2008
310
Down 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
423
Up 1% on 2007
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
13% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2008

0.3% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight27087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious409.5%
  • Slight38290%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 310, down 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (16%)
  • Sunday28 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.8%)
  • February34 (11%)
  • March16 (5.2%)
  • April30 (9.7%)
  • May30 (9.7%)
  • June24 (7.7%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August27 (8.7%)
  • September23 (7.4%)
  • October26 (8.4%)
  • November22 (7.1%)
  • December25 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (69%)
  • Wet or damp91 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph221 (71%)
  • 40 mph37 (12%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph12 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph27 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (20%)
  • Roundabout36 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (61%)
  • Pedestrian48 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2066 (16%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3582 (19%)
  • 36 to 4560 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (10%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.4%)
  • Over 7520 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (58%)
  • Passenger128 (30%)
  • Pedestrian48 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car417 (74%)
  • Bus or coach41 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 2008.

Collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2008

Bede, South Tyneside, NE32 4JT area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2008, with 26 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2008

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2008: 40, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194406212
2ndB1298253901
3rdA1300182903
4thA1018162001
5thA184162101
6thA185162101
7thA19151900
8thA183132003
9thB1301122003
10thB129771000
11thB13034500
12thA12903701
13thA194(M)2200
14thB12992300
15thB13062300
16thA13011100
17thB15161101

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2008

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2008: 130.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2008

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2008: 104.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years