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Serious unclassified road crash in Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 on 19 December 2025 at 19:15 involving a Skoda Octavia

A Skoda Octavia hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne at 19:15 on Friday 19 December 2025. A 65-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Dec 2025
Friday, 19:15
Vehicles
1
Skoda Octavia
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.98874, longitude -1.57373, in the NE6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is one of the crashes that make up the Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 5QZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Newcastle upon Tyne

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025101685653
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Police force
Northumbria
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 July 1984.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 65, hit by vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2025101685653 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newcastle upon Tyne road accident statistics for 2025.