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South Tyneside road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 164 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2020, and 201 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2019 (185), and casualties fell from 229.

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

Collisions in 2020
164
Down 11% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
201
Down 12% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2020

1.2% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2020 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3320%
  • Slight12979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3618%
  • Slight16381%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2020 is highlighted, with 164, down 11% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 164
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (16%)
  • Wednesday26 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (18%)
  • Friday21 (13%)
  • Saturday24 (15%)
  • Sunday16 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (11%)
  • February12 (7.3%)
  • March11 (6.7%)
  • April8 (4.9%)
  • May2 (1.2%)
  • June14 (8.5%)
  • July19 (12%)
  • August20 (12%)
  • September16 (9.8%)
  • October12 (7.3%)
  • November14 (8.5%)
  • December18 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (76%)
  • Wet or damp39 (24%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (6.1%)
  • 30 mph116 (71%)
  • 40 mph21 (13%)
  • 50 mph11 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway116 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (22%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant99 (49%)
  • Cyclist38 (19%)
  • Pedestrian33 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2011 (5.5%)
  • 21 to 2521 (10%)
  • 26 to 3546 (23%)
  • 36 to 4523 (11%)
  • 46 to 5525 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (12%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7%)
  • Over 7512 (6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (64%)
  • Passenger39 (19%)
  • Pedestrian33 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car210 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (13%)
  • Motorcycle14 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 2020.

Collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
234th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2020

Beacon & Bents, South Tyneside, NE33 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2020, with 20 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2020

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2020: 18, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194182802
2ndB1298141414
3rdA1018121303
4thA1300101103
5thA18481202
6thA1835500
7thA1855501
8thB13015501
9thB12974402
10thA193800
11thB13022200
12thB15162200
13thA194(M)1301
14thB12991100
15thB13061200
16thB13441101

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2020

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2020: 70.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2020

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2020: 50.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years