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South Tyneside road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2010, and 413 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2009 (320), and casualties fell from 415.

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

Collisions in 2010
312
Down 3% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
413
Level with 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2010

0.3% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2010 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious319.9%
  • Slight28090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious348.2%
  • Slight37892%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 312, down 3% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (17%)
  • Wednesday37 (12%)
  • Thursday58 (19%)
  • Friday64 (21%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (3.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.7%)
  • February25 (8%)
  • March20 (6.4%)
  • April37 (12%)
  • May30 (9.6%)
  • June20 (6.4%)
  • July37 (12%)
  • August22 (7.1%)
  • September29 (9.3%)
  • October21 (6.7%)
  • November32 (10%)
  • December18 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (66%)
  • Wet or damp80 (26%)
  • Snow14 (4.5%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph239 (77%)
  • 40 mph31 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (18%)
  • Roundabout42 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (57%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (14%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2060 (15%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3571 (17%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5552 (13%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (54%)
  • Passenger147 (36%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car389 (70%)
  • Bus or coach52 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 2010.

Collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2010

Beacon & Bents, South Tyneside, NE33 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2010, with 40 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2010

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2010: 40, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194405415
2ndB1298253303
3rdA19243503
4thA1018212401
5thA1300202701
6thA184121701
7thB1297111400
8thA183101602
9thB130191001
10thA18581100
11thB15166601
12thA12901100
13thB12991101
14thB13021801
15thB13061100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2010

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2010: 143.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2010

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2010: 99.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years