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NE27 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,969 road traffic collisions in the NE27 postcode district, North Tyneside, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,728 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 291 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,969
1,762nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,728
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
24
24 people killed
Serious collisions
291
334 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
27
Down 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE27

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal241.2%
  • Serious29115%
  • Slight1,65484%

What the data shows

  • NE27 had 241 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 525 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in NE27 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 325 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE27, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in NE27.

Where NE27 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,762nd
Most casualties
1,757th
Most fatal collisions
2,033rd
Most serious collisions
2,030th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday313 (16%)
  • Tuesday282 (14%)
  • Wednesday288 (15%)
  • Thursday325 (17%)
  • Friday316 (16%)
  • Saturday250 (13%)
  • Sunday195 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,426 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit354 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting147 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,237 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway375 (19%)
  • Roundabout242 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road112 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph1,082 (55%)
  • 40 mph119 (6%)
  • 50 mph23 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph359 (18%)
  • 70 mph363 (18%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,567 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds223 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds69 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.5%)
  • Other31 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,849 (68%)
  • Pedestrian262 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist214 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist208 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant81 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE27 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE27, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE27 peaked at 77 in 2005; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252327
20242332
20231525
20222330
20212329
20202534
20192731
20182126
20172333
20163849
20154867
20145777
20133748
20123951
20115677
20103952
20095370
20086897
20076280
20066684
200577108
200468104
20035172
20025777
20014469
20004961
19994455
19986598
19973147
19965472
19954172
19943546
19934361
19924371
19914367
19905275
19894366
19883861
19873344
19863651
19853144
19843754
19833641
19823850
19813241
19804150
19794152

Map of recent crashes in NE27

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE27

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE27

The 24 most recent collisions in NE27 happened between 27 December 2024 and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE27

The A19 has the most collisions in NE27, 398 of 1,969 (20%), followed by the A186 (309).

Collisions in NE27 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19398596641
2ndA186309404437
3rdA191275369224
4thB1322272393463
5thA195145230
6thA1056619804
7thB1317161811
8thB131891404
9thA1923501

Council area for NE27

NE27 is in North Tyneside, where police recorded 22,283 collisions from 1979 to 2025. NE27 accounts for 8.8% of them.

Towns in NE27

Collisions in NE27 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Shiremoor (380) and Tynemouth (247).