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South Tyneside road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 150 road traffic collisions in South Tyneside in 2025, and 173 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2024 (175), and casualties fell from 215.

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

Collisions in 2025
150
Down 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
173
Down 20% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Tyneside in 2025

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

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3121%
  • Slight11778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious3319%
  • Slight13779%

South Tyneside road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Tyneside, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 488 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 150, down 14% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 150
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday19 (13%)
  • Wednesday22 (15%)
  • Thursday19 (13%)
  • Friday29 (19%)
  • Saturday24 (16%)
  • Sunday16 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (11%)
  • February10 (6.7%)
  • March15 (10%)
  • April11 (7.3%)
  • May10 (6.7%)
  • June14 (9.3%)
  • July14 (9.3%)
  • August12 (8%)
  • September15 (10%)
  • October8 (5.3%)
  • November10 (6.7%)
  • December15 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (87%)
  • Wet or damp17 (11%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (11%)
  • 30 mph102 (68%)
  • 40 mph17 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (2%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph7 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (15%)
  • Roundabout17 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Tyneside in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant73 (42%)
  • Pedestrian36 (21%)
  • Cyclist27 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user5 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (11%)
  • 16 to 2013 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 2519 (11%)
  • 26 to 3532 (18%)
  • 36 to 4525 (14%)
  • 46 to 5517 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6513 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.4%)
  • Over 756 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider106 (61%)
  • Pedestrian36 (21%)
  • Passenger31 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car176 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (11%)
  • Motorcycle22 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (3.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Tyneside in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Tyneside had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 2025.

Collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Tyneside in 2025

Harton, South Tyneside, NE34 6RA area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Tyneside in 2025, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Tyneside with the most crashes in 2025

The A194 had the most collisions in South Tyneside in 2025: 16, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Tyneside, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194161901
2ndA185101203
3rdB12989903
4thA10186602
5thA13006911
6thA1846801
7thA1835601
8thA195600
9thB13014400
10thB12973300
11thB15163301
12thB13022300
13thB13442201
14thB12991101
15thB13031100

Towns in South Tyneside: crashes in 2025

South Shields had the most collisions of any town in South Tyneside in 2025: 71.

Postcode districts in South Tyneside: crashes in 2025

NE34 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Tyneside in 2025: 53.

Latest crashes in South Tyneside in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in South Tyneside in 2025, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

South Tyneside road accidents in other years