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South Tyneside road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2014, and 388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2013 (245), and casualties rose from 300.

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

Collisions in 2014
279
Up 14% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
388
Up 29% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
12% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2014

0.4% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2014 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3312%
  • Slight24588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious359%
  • Slight35291%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2014 is highlighted, with 279, up 14% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (11%)
  • Tuesday44 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday46 (16%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.5%)
  • February24 (8.6%)
  • March22 (7.9%)
  • April26 (9.3%)
  • May23 (8.2%)
  • June25 (9%)
  • July28 (10%)
  • August20 (7.2%)
  • September21 (7.5%)
  • October20 (7.2%)
  • November24 (8.6%)
  • December28 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (72%)
  • Wet or damp75 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph205 (73%)
  • 40 mph25 (9%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph12 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph24 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (18%)
  • Roundabout36 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (54%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (11%)
  • Cyclist39 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2033 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3576 (20%)
  • 36 to 4560 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.4%)
  • Over 7524 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (54%)
  • Passenger131 (34%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car360 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach38 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle24 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2014.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2014

Beacon & Bents, South Tyneside, NE33 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2014, with 34 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2014

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2014: 41, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194417408
2ndB1298304104
3rdA1018172203
4thA19172302
5thA185151811
6thA184142001
7thA1300131701
8thB130181000
9thA1835700
10thB15164500
11thB12973400
12thB13023600
13thB13063400
14thA194(M)1200
15thB12991201
16thB13031100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2014

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2014: 121.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2014

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2014: 82.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years