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South Tyneside road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2022, and 190 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2021 (136), and casualties rose from 154.

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

Collisions in 2022
160
Up 18% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
190
Up 23% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2022

1.3% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2022 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3321%
  • Slight12578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3418%
  • Slight15481%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 160, up 18% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 160
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (16%)
  • Tuesday23 (14%)
  • Wednesday18 (11%)
  • Thursday22 (14%)
  • Friday28 (18%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.1%)
  • February9 (5.6%)
  • March17 (11%)
  • April10 (6.3%)
  • May13 (8.1%)
  • June10 (6.3%)
  • July17 (11%)
  • August11 (6.9%)
  • September14 (8.8%)
  • October17 (11%)
  • November14 (8.8%)
  • December15 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (79%)
  • Wet or damp25 (16%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (11%)
  • 30 mph118 (74%)
  • 40 mph15 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph5 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (14%)
  • Roundabout22 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant84 (44%)
  • Cyclist41 (22%)
  • Pedestrian35 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2016 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2515 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3535 (18%)
  • 36 to 4535 (18%)
  • 46 to 5526 (14%)
  • 56 to 6511 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.8%)
  • Over 7513 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (64%)
  • Pedestrian35 (18%)
  • Passenger34 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car191 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle12 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2022.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2022

Beacon & Bents, South Tyneside, NE33 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2022, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2022

The B1298 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2022: 16, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1298162003
2ndA194131702
3rdA183111112
4thA101891102
5thA13007803
6thA1846801
7thB15165501
8thA194502
9thB12974400
10thA1853601
11thB13013300
12thB13443300
13thA194(M)1100
14thB12991100
15thB13031100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2022

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2022: 76.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2022

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2022: 47.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2022, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2022.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years