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South Tyneside road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2015, and 326 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2014 (279), and casualties fell from 388.

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

Collisions in 2015
253
Down 9% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
326
Down 16% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2015

0.4% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2015 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious249.5%
  • Slight22890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious268%
  • Slight29992%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 253, down 9% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (19%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday37 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.7%)
  • February15 (5.9%)
  • March24 (9.5%)
  • April19 (7.5%)
  • May23 (9.1%)
  • June23 (9.1%)
  • July23 (9.1%)
  • August26 (10%)
  • September24 (9.5%)
  • October16 (6.3%)
  • November17 (6.7%)
  • December26 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (74%)
  • Wet or damp65 (26%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph169 (67%)
  • 40 mph48 (19%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph21 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (23%)
  • Roundabout42 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (55%)
  • Pedestrian38 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist30 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4%)
  • 16 to 2026 (8%)
  • 21 to 2541 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (26%)
  • 36 to 4556 (17%)
  • 46 to 5543 (13%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (65%)
  • Passenger77 (24%)
  • Pedestrian38 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car348 (73%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach33 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2015.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2015

Bede, South Tyneside, NE32 4JT area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2015, with 32 collisions.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2015

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2015: 42, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194425803
2ndB1298212504
3rdA1300202201
4thA19192711
5thA1018172403
6thA184121900
7thA183111401
8thA18591103
9thB12976600
10thB13015700
11thB15164500
12thA12901100
13thB12991200
14thB13061100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2015

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2015: 105.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2015

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2015: 72.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years