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NE1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,505 road traffic collisions in the NE1 postcode district, Newcastle upon Tyne, from 1979 to 2025, and 10,568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 66 were fatal and 1,244 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 81 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (74).

Collisions since 1979
8,505
96th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
10,568
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
66
66 people killed
Serious collisions
1,244
1,303 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
81
Up 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
91
Up 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal660.8%
  • Serious1,24415%
  • Slight7,19585%

What the data shows

  • NE1 had 977 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 1,884 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in NE1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in NE1 are between noon and 3pm, with 22% of collisions.
  • 554 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE1, 5.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where NE1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
96th
Most casualties
114th
Most fatal collisions
772nd
Most serious collisions
181st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,112 (13%)
  • Tuesday1,119 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,132 (13%)
  • Thursday1,236 (15%)
  • Friday1,542 (18%)
  • Saturday1,566 (18%)
  • Sunday798 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,435 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,865 (34%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit104 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown73 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,678 (55%)
  • One way street or slip road1,841 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway1,479 (17%)
  • Roundabout468 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph9 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph512 (6%)
  • 30 mph7,177 (84%)
  • 40 mph225 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph520 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph37 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph23 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,938 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds957 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds179 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds81 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds53 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.1%)
  • Other144 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded128 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian4,093 (39%)
  • Car occupant3,633 (34%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,399 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist500 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist422 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant260 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant164 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant43 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE1 peaked at 281 in 1989; 2025 had 81.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 81
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258191
20247484
202394108
202290113
20218393
20206169
2019114135
2018113134
2017124148
2016143193
2015152193
2014176216
2013173221
2012176222
2011195249
2010178231
2009204276
2008215290
2007182236
2006233289
2005234299
2004250338
2003254344
2002201261
2001223291
2000199255
1999200250
1998221272
1997212261
1996195240
1995189240
1994193241
1993195232
1992199254
1991196239
1990241279
1989281348
1988231264
1987175202
1986161187
1985174210
1984173213
1983185221
1982202249
1981210251
1980215253
1979235283

Map of recent crashes in NE1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE1

The 24 most recent collisions in NE1 happened between 29 October and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE1

The A186 has the most collisions in NE1, 1,161 of 8,505 (14%), followed by the B1307 (932).

Collisions in NE1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1861,1611,4065200
2ndB13079321,1164124
3rdA193586772664
4thA167(M)481731431
5thA189474686464
6thB1600440554258
7thA6125394440257
8thA695303369265
9thA167203302322
10thA6115167201639
11thA6082119143118
12thA6127(M)103154214
13thB131810014108
14thB130990102112
15thB13118399011
16thA612781116119
17thA1874661110
18thB1312111412
19thB63387801

Council areas covering NE1

Collisions in NE1 were recorded in 2 council areas. Newcastle upon Tyne has 8,501 of 8,505 (100%).

Collisions in NE1 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewcastle upon Tyne8,50110,564661,243
2ndGateshead4401

Town in NE1

Of the 8,505 collisions in NE1, 8,414 (99%) were in Newcastle upon Tyne.