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NE12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,142 road traffic collisions in the NE12 postcode district, North Tyneside, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,008 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 527 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 28 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (30).

Collisions since 1979
3,142
1,246th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,008
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
42
42 people killed
Serious collisions
527
567 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
28
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Up 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal421.3%
  • Serious52717%
  • Slight2,57382%

What the data shows

  • NE12 had 351 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 664 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in NE12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 676 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE12, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in NE12.

Where NE12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,246th
Most casualties
1,312th
Most fatal collisions
1,433rd
Most serious collisions
1,412th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday479 (15%)
  • Tuesday461 (15%)
  • Wednesday507 (16%)
  • Thursday475 (15%)
  • Friday543 (17%)
  • Saturday388 (12%)
  • Sunday289 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,334 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit688 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit39 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,372 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway412 (13%)
  • Roundabout340 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph36 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph2,281 (73%)
  • 40 mph193 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph39 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph260 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph333 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,434 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds407 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds99 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds48 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Other80 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,163 (54%)
  • Pedestrian787 (20%)
  • Cyclist410 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist329 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant189 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant76 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE12 peaked at 108 in 2002; 2025 had 28.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 28
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252836
20243033
20234254
20222943
20212325
20202630
20193841
20182937
20174154
20166580
20156181
20145267
20135878
20126888
20116176
20105672
20096983
20087595
200781113
200683113
200589122
2004103136
200383109
2002108150
20016376
200093126
199989113
199887110
19977396
19966893
19956890
19946698
19937288
19927191
19917696
19908095
198997124
19886785
19876995
19866479
19856672
19847789
19837386
19828499
198183105
19807794
19798192

Map of recent crashes in NE12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE12

The 24 most recent collisions in NE12 happened between 16 March and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE12

The A189 has the most collisions in NE12, 511 of 3,142 (16%), followed by the B1505 (461).

Collisions in NE12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA189511704843
2ndB1505461582690
3rdA191329437451
4thB1317321428471
5thA188249299432
6thA1056103142012
7thB1318273305
8thA186152301
9thB13196900

Council areas covering NE12

Collisions in NE12 were recorded in 2 council areas. North Tyneside has 3,108 of 3,142 (99%).

Collisions in NE12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Tyneside3,1083,95741522
2ndNewcastle upon Tyne324714

Towns in NE12

Collisions in NE12 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Longbenton (1,775) and Killingworth (471).