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NE13 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,089 road traffic collisions in the NE13 postcode district, Newcastle upon Tyne, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,120 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 45 were fatal and 369 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, up 14% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
2,089
1,716th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,120
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
45
51 people killed
Serious collisions
369
452 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
Up 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE13

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal452.2%
  • Serious36918%
  • Slight1,67580%

What the data shows

  • NE13 had 283 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 456 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in NE13 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 296 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE13, 9.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in NE13.

Where NE13 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,716th
Most casualties
1,618th
Most fatal collisions
1,348th
Most serious collisions
1,845th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday310 (15%)
  • Tuesday312 (15%)
  • Wednesday320 (15%)
  • Thursday344 (16%)
  • Friday328 (16%)
  • Saturday265 (13%)
  • Sunday210 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,513 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit307 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting221 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,308 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway611 (29%)
  • Roundabout109 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph20 (1%)
  • 30 mph671 (32%)
  • 40 mph70 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph38 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph704 (34%)
  • 70 mph584 (28%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,658 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds224 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds77 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist25 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Other34 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,217 (71%)
  • Pedestrian225 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist214 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist167 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant124 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE13 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE13, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE13 peaked at 70 in 2005; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252531
20242228
20233035
20222530
20212330
20202530
20193859
20183145
20172944
20163553
20155088
20144260
20132842
20124253
20114048
20104669
20095267
20085880
20074483
20065490
200570102
20045884
20035795
20026091
20015284
20005277
19996084
19985194
199764102
19964366
19952330
19944466
19935385
19924769
19913851
19904467
19895998
19883958
19874368
19863655
19854769
19844662
19834767
19825981
19814981
19805172
19795897

Map of recent crashes in NE13

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE13

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE13

The 24 most recent collisions in NE13 happened between 27 January and 27 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE13

The A1 has the most collisions in NE13, 383 of 2,089 (18%), followed by the B1318 (241).

Collisions in NE13 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13835941044
2ndB1318241344355
3rdA19208298014
4thA696160253729
5thA106867117010
6thB6918507419
7thB13214559311
8thA6125386358
9thA1056192403

Council areas covering NE13

Collisions in NE13 were recorded in 3 council areas. Newcastle upon Tyne has 922 of 2,089 (44%).

Collisions in NE13 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewcastle upon Tyne9221,36420177
2ndNorth Tyneside8201,17013125
3rdNorthumberland3475861267

Towns in NE13

Collisions in NE13 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Wideopen (209) and Hazlerigg (123).