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South Tyneside road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2016, and 316 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2015 (253), and casualties fell from 326.

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

Collisions in 2016
242
Down 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
316
Down 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2016

0.8% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3816%
  • Slight20283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4113%
  • Slight27386%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 242, down 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (16%)
  • Tuesday25 (10%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday50 (21%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.2%)
  • February25 (10%)
  • March26 (11%)
  • April20 (8.3%)
  • May21 (8.7%)
  • June18 (7.4%)
  • July16 (6.6%)
  • August21 (8.7%)
  • September15 (6.2%)
  • October23 (9.5%)
  • November19 (7.9%)
  • December23 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry166 (69%)
  • Wet or damp74 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph184 (76%)
  • 40 mph27 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph18 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (14%)
  • Roundabout25 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant161 (51%)
  • Pedestrian47 (15%)
  • Cyclist39 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)4 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2025 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2538 (12%)
  • 26 to 3575 (24%)
  • 36 to 4547 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (15%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.7%)
  • Over 7510 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider178 (56%)
  • Passenger91 (29%)
  • Pedestrian47 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car307 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach23 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 220 of them in 2016.

Collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2016

Beacon & Bents, South Tyneside, NE33 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2016, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2016

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2016: 27, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194273502
2ndB1298253301
3rdA185172114
4thA1018141701
5thA184111401
6thA1300101204
7thA19102502
8thB1301101102
9thA18391303
10thB12975701
11thB13063400
12thB12992201
13thB15162200
14thA12901100
15thA194(M)1100
16thB12891101
17thB13021100
18thB13441101

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2016

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2016: 104.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2016

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2016: 72.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years