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South Tyneside road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 136 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2021, and 154 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2020 (164), and casualties fell from 201.

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

Collisions in 2021
136
Down 17% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
154
Down 23% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
23% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2021

0.7% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2021 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3123%
  • Slight10476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3221%
  • Slight12179%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 136, down 17% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 136
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (17%)
  • Tuesday16 (12%)
  • Wednesday19 (14%)
  • Thursday25 (18%)
  • Friday18 (13%)
  • Saturday19 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (1.5%)
  • February8 (5.9%)
  • March11 (8.1%)
  • April10 (7.4%)
  • May16 (12%)
  • June16 (12%)
  • July10 (7.4%)
  • August10 (7.4%)
  • September10 (7.4%)
  • October17 (13%)
  • November10 (7.4%)
  • December16 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight101 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (72%)
  • Wet or damp34 (25%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (9.6%)
  • 30 mph94 (69%)
  • 40 mph15 (11%)
  • 50 mph8 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway91 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (16%)
  • Roundabout20 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant65 (42%)
  • Pedestrian32 (21%)
  • Cyclist26 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2016 (10%)
  • 21 to 2514 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3527 (18%)
  • 36 to 4516 (10%)
  • 46 to 5523 (15%)
  • 56 to 6512 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.2%)
  • Over 757 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider96 (62%)
  • Pedestrian32 (21%)
  • Passenger26 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car160 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (12%)
  • Motorcycle19 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 2021.

Collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2021

Biddick & All Saints, South Tyneside, NE33 4RF area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2021, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2021

The B1298 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2021: 16, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1298161804
2ndA194151601
3rdA1300141905
4thA10189901
5thA1857801
6thA1836902
7thA1846601
8thA195510
9thB13013300
10thB12972200
11thB13062200
12thB15162200
13thB11201
14thB12991100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2021

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2021: 54.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2021

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2021: 44.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years