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South Tyneside road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2018, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2017 (227), and casualties fell from 280.

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

Collisions in 2018
194
Down 15% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
245
Down 13% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2018

0.5% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3820%
  • Slight15580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3816%
  • Slight20684%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 194, down 15% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 194
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday31 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday31 (16%)
  • Saturday20 (10%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (11%)
  • February14 (7.2%)
  • March10 (5.2%)
  • April10 (5.2%)
  • May18 (9.3%)
  • June13 (6.7%)
  • July25 (13%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September18 (9.3%)
  • October10 (5.2%)
  • November25 (13%)
  • December9 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (5.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (78%)
  • Wet or damp38 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph142 (73%)
  • 40 mph25 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (21%)
  • Roundabout20 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant111 (45%)
  • Pedestrian42 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist22 (9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2021 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2520 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3551 (21%)
  • 36 to 4529 (12%)
  • 46 to 5542 (17%)
  • 56 to 6515 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.9%)
  • Over 7515 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (58%)
  • Passenger62 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car247 (69%)
  • Motorcycle29 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach23 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2018.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2018

Beacon & Bents, South Tyneside, NE33 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2018, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2018

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2018: 26, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194263702
2ndA1300202503
3rdA1018182404
4thB1298131502
5thA185101204
6thA1981101
7thB13016702
8thA18451500
9thB13034400
10thA1832201
11thB12992302
12thB15162200
13thA194(M)1100
14thB12971100
15thB13441101

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2018

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2018: 97.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2018

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2018: 76.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2018, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years