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South Tyneside road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2011, and 403 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2010 (312), and casualties fell from 413.

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

Collisions in 2011
294
Down 6% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
403
Down 2% on 2010
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2011

0.3% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3311%
  • Slight26088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious338.2%
  • Slight36992%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2011 is highlighted, with 294, down 6% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (19%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday53 (18%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.5%)
  • February29 (9.9%)
  • March35 (12%)
  • April29 (9.9%)
  • May24 (8.2%)
  • June29 (9.9%)
  • July25 (8.5%)
  • August20 (6.8%)
  • September21 (7.1%)
  • October24 (8.2%)
  • November21 (7.1%)
  • December18 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (78%)
  • Wet or damp57 (19%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph223 (76%)
  • 40 mph37 (13%)
  • 50 mph6 (2%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (67%)
  • Roundabout45 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (54%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (14%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)
  • Cyclist36 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (6%)
  • Van occupant12 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2055 (14%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3551 (13%)
  • 36 to 4575 (19%)
  • 46 to 5548 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.2%)
  • Over 7518 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (57%)
  • Passenger126 (31%)
  • Pedestrian49 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car358 (69%)
  • Bus or coach51 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle21 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 2011.

Collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2011

Beacon & Bents, South Tyneside, NE33 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2011, with 35 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2011

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2011: 46, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194467304
2ndA1018242603
3rdB1298192500
4thA184173010
5thA1300161800
6thA185122202
7thA183101702
8thB130191003
9thA1961101
10thB12975602
11thB15165500
12thB12993401
13thB13033400
14thB13442301
15thA194(M)1100
16thB12881100
17thB13061100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2011

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2011: 120.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2011

NE33 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2011: 81.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years