Skip to main content
CrashStats

NE26 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,280 road traffic collisions in the NE26 postcode district, North Tyneside, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,961 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 417 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 19 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,280
1,619th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,961
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
47 people killed
Serious collisions
417
467 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
Down 52% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE26

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal462%
  • Serious41718%
  • Slight1,81780%

What the data shows

  • NE26 had 171 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 59% fewer than the 422 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in NE26 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 449 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE26, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in NE26.

Where NE26 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,619th
Most casualties
1,671st
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
1,713th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday266 (12%)
  • Tuesday313 (14%)
  • Wednesday296 (13%)
  • Thursday310 (14%)
  • Friday375 (16%)
  • Saturday415 (18%)
  • Sunday305 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,594 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit574 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,935 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road201 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout67 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph1,878 (82%)
  • 40 mph72 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph281 (12%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,858 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds266 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.4%)
  • Other34 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,440 (49%)
  • Pedestrian810 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist267 (9%)
  • Cyclist248 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant143 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant29 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE26 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE26, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE26 peaked at 90 in 1991; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025810
20241921
20232230
20222128
20211919
202099
20192330
20182123
20171113
20161824
20153138
20143449
20134363
20125068
20114666
20104562
20093244
20083952
20075473
20064879
20055369
20046188
20033746
20024966
20015268
20003849
19993356
19984965
19976989
19964754
19956275
19944254
19934973
19925665
199190123
19906482
19896480
19886988
19876894
19866172
19857489
19847997
198390108
19828398
198187116
19807490
197987106

Map of recent crashes in NE26

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE26

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE26

The 24 most recent collisions in NE26 happened between 10 March 2024 and 2 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE26

The A193 has the most collisions in NE26, 843 of 2,280 (37%), followed by the A190 (123).

Collisions in NE26 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1938431,11519161
2ndA190123197526
3rdB1325109196328
4thB1323100121213
5thB13247694210
6thA1148435319
7thA191142001

Council areas covering NE26

Collisions in NE26 were recorded in 3 council areas. North Tyneside has 1,923 of 2,280 (84%).

Collisions in NE26 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Tyneside1,9232,44137341
2ndNorthumberland353515975
3rdSunderland3401

Towns in NE26

Collisions in NE26 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Whitley Bay (1,566) and Seaton Sluice (150).