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NE2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,401 road traffic collisions in the NE2 postcode district, Newcastle upon Tyne, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,936 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 584 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 47 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (43).

Collisions since 1979
4,401
735th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,936
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
47
50 people killed
Serious collisions
584
656 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
47
Up 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
50
Down 12% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal471.1%
  • Serious58413%
  • Slight3,77086%

What the data shows

  • NE2 had 542 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 862 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in NE2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 415 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE2, 7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in NE2.

Where NE2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
735th
Most casualties
718th
Most fatal collisions
1,276th
Most serious collisions
1,252nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday641 (15%)
  • Tuesday636 (14%)
  • Wednesday697 (16%)
  • Thursday701 (16%)
  • Friday701 (16%)
  • Saturday571 (13%)
  • Sunday454 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,943 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,362 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown46 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit33 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,441 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway1,163 (26%)
  • Roundabout659 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road133 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph86 (2%)
  • 30 mph2,661 (60%)
  • 40 mph330 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph1,021 (23%)
  • 60 mph83 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph220 (5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,433 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds617 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds106 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds51 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds43 (1%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.2%)
  • Other87 (2%)
  • Not recorded38 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,603 (61%)
  • Pedestrian779 (13%)
  • Cyclist560 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist397 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant297 (5%)
  • Van occupant113 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant111 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE2 peaked at 152 in 2002; 2025 had 47.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 47
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254750
20244357
20235872
20224651
20215468
20204356
20197194
20186284
20175982
20165973
201586137
201479111
201375108
201279107
201179112
20106789
200986117
2008102141
200797136
2006112167
2005103138
2004120187
2003121170
2002152234
2001121187
2000127171
199997131
1998109143
1997109149
199694116
199589127
199497115
199388118
199298132
1991115148
1990121164
1989105139
1988124158
1987104128
1986100131
1985123155
1984104154
1983124152
1982102126
1981114146
1980117158
1979119147

Map of recent crashes in NE2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE2

The 24 most recent collisions in NE2 happened between 10 June and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE2

The A189 has the most collisions in NE2, 760 of 4,401 (17%), followed by the A1058 (592).

Collisions in NE2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1897601,119569
2ndA10585928071066
3rdB1600368422041
4thB1307339421350
5thB1318332481641
6thA167(M)271370428
7thA167237378221
8thB1309139168330
9thA6125136199728
10thA608296129026
11thA612792141117
12thA6127(M)7694212
13thA193354907
14thB63383339010
15thB6339273012
16thA1873500
17thA1913301

Council area for NE2

NE2 is in Newcastle upon Tyne, where police recorded 41,251 collisions from 1979 to 2025. NE2 accounts for 11% of them.

Town in NE2

All 4,401 collisions in NE2 were in Newcastle upon Tyne.