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South Tyneside road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2017, and 280 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2016 (242), and casualties fell from 316.

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

Collisions in 2017
227
Down 6% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
280
Down 11% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
22% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2017

2.2% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2017 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious4922%
  • Slight17376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious5118%
  • Slight22480%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 227, down 6% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 227
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday29 (13%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday29 (13%)
  • Saturday41 (18%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (4.8%)
  • February18 (7.9%)
  • March24 (11%)
  • April16 (7%)
  • May29 (13%)
  • June16 (7%)
  • July15 (6.6%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September25 (11%)
  • October18 (7.9%)
  • November18 (7.9%)
  • December13 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds200 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (6.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (80%)
  • Wet or damp41 (18%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph170 (75%)
  • 40 mph22 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph19 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway144 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (19%)
  • Roundabout23 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (55%)
  • Pedestrian46 (16%)
  • Cyclist31 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2039 (14%)
  • 21 to 2525 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3547 (17%)
  • 36 to 4544 (16%)
  • 46 to 5541 (15%)
  • 56 to 6524 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.3%)
  • Over 7513 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider169 (60%)
  • Passenger65 (23%)
  • Pedestrian46 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car289 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach17 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Tyneside ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 2017.

Collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2017

Beacon & Bents, South Tyneside, NE33 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2017, with 22 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2017

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2017: 28, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194283806
2ndA1018192502
3rdA185181925
4thB1298182504
5thA183151916
6thA19151605
7thA1300121300
8thA184101203
9thB12973300
10thB12993301
11thB13033301
12thB13063400
13thA194(M)2400
14thB13021100
15thB13441100
16thB15161100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2017

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2017: 100.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2017

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2017: 67.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2017, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years