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South Tyneside road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2019, and 229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2018 (194), and casualties fell from 245.

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

Collisions in 2019
185
Down 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
229
Down 7% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
17% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2019

1.1% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2019 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3217%
  • Slight15182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3314%
  • Slight19485%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 185, down 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 185
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (11%)
  • Wednesday35 (19%)
  • Thursday29 (16%)
  • Friday36 (19%)
  • Saturday17 (9.2%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5915 (8.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.3%)
  • February14 (7.6%)
  • March8 (4.3%)
  • April17 (9.2%)
  • May13 (7%)
  • June13 (7%)
  • July17 (9.2%)
  • August24 (13%)
  • September15 (8.1%)
  • October23 (12%)
  • November18 (9.7%)
  • December15 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (71%)
  • Wet or damp49 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph136 (74%)
  • 40 mph24 (13%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph10 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (15%)
  • Roundabout24 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant114 (50%)
  • Pedestrian41 (18%)
  • Cyclist29 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2018 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2529 (13%)
  • 26 to 3553 (23%)
  • 36 to 4526 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (14%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.2%)
  • Over 7510 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (59%)
  • Passenger52 (23%)
  • Pedestrian41 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car228 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach19 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 2019.

Collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2019

Beacon & Bents, South Tyneside, NE33 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2019, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2019

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2019: 20, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194203003
2ndA1300152000
3rdB1298131601
4thA18491001
5thB151691101
6thA101881103
7thA1837911
8thA197903
9thB13017700
10thB12976601
11thA1855711
12thB13021100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2019

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2019: 82.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2019

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2019: 65.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2019.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years