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South Tyneside road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 143 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2023, and 168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2022 (160), and casualties fell from 190.

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

Collisions in 2023
143
Down 11% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
168
Down 12% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
18% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2023

0.7% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2023 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2618%
  • Slight11681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2817%
  • Slight13983%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 143, down 11% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 143
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (18%)
  • Tuesday21 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (17%)
  • Thursday16 (11%)
  • Friday27 (19%)
  • Saturday18 (13%)
  • Sunday11 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (13%)
  • February15 (10%)
  • March12 (8.4%)
  • April14 (9.8%)
  • May10 (7%)
  • June15 (10%)
  • July9 (6.3%)
  • August14 (9.8%)
  • September13 (9.1%)
  • October9 (6.3%)
  • November8 (5.6%)
  • December6 (4.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (85%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (80%)
  • Wet or damp27 (19%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (13%)
  • 30 mph99 (69%)
  • 40 mph21 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (14%)
  • Roundabout18 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant74 (44%)
  • Pedestrian35 (21%)
  • Cyclist28 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 109 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2018 (11%)
  • 21 to 2511 (6.5%)
  • 26 to 3526 (15%)
  • 36 to 4527 (16%)
  • 46 to 5519 (11%)
  • 56 to 6518 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.5%)
  • Over 755 (3%)
  • Not recorded9 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (59%)
  • Pedestrian35 (21%)
  • Passenger34 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car173 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (11%)
  • Motorcycle18 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (3.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.9%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2023.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2023

Beacon & Bents, South Tyneside, NE33 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2023, with 22 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2023

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2023: 19, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194192605
2ndB1298111200
3rdA1857701
4thB13017902
5thA18361000
6thA196702
7thA10185503
8thA13005500
9thA1844511
10thB12992200
11thB13442300
12thB15162300
13thB12971101

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2023

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2023: 70.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2023

NE33 and NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2023, with 42 each.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2023, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2023.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years