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South Tyneside road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 175 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2024, and 215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2023 (143), and casualties rose from 168.

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

Collisions in 2024
175
Up 22% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
215
Up 28% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
20% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2024

2.3% of collisions in South Tyneside in 2024 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in South Tyneside from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious3520%
  • Slight13678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious3617%
  • Slight17581%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 175, up 22% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 175
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (17%)
  • Wednesday31 (18%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday28 (16%)
  • Saturday22 (13%)
  • Sunday16 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.4%)
  • February10 (5.7%)
  • March15 (8.6%)
  • April18 (10%)
  • May23 (13%)
  • June11 (6.3%)
  • July14 (8%)
  • August16 (9.1%)
  • September9 (5.1%)
  • October10 (5.7%)
  • November21 (12%)
  • December15 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry139 (79%)
  • Wet or damp36 (21%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (14%)
  • 30 mph119 (68%)
  • 40 mph13 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (4%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph9 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (14%)
  • Roundabout15 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant101 (47%)
  • Pedestrian51 (24%)
  • Cyclist26 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (8.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2012 (5.6%)
  • 21 to 2521 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3530 (14%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5521 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6523 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (7.9%)
  • Over 7514 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (56%)
  • Pedestrian51 (24%)
  • Passenger43 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car221 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (2.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Tyneside ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2024.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2024

Beacon & Bents, South Tyneside, NE33 4NL area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2024, with 23 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2024

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2024: 16, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194161801
2ndB1298142104
3rdA183101911
4thA101891202
5thA130081001
6thA1981012
7thA1857800
8thA18461212
9thB13014400
10thB12972201
11thB15162201
12thA194(M)1101
13thB13021100
14thB13061101
15thB13441100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2024

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2024: 84.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2024

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2024: 53.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2024, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years