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NE31 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,566 road traffic collisions in the NE31 postcode district, South Tyneside, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,954 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 262 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, down from 19 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,566
1,946th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,954
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
13 people killed
Serious collisions
262
278 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
Down 20% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE31

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious26217%
  • Slight1,29182%

What the data shows

  • NE31 had 173 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 249 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in NE31 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 425 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE31, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in NE31.

Where NE31 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,946th
Most casualties
2,014th
Most fatal collisions
2,336th
Most serious collisions
2,103rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday248 (16%)
  • Tuesday211 (13%)
  • Wednesday229 (15%)
  • Thursday248 (16%)
  • Friday254 (16%)
  • Saturday218 (14%)
  • Sunday158 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,139 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit387 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,333 (85%)
  • Roundabout136 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (1%)
  • 30 mph1,385 (88%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph41 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph106 (6.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,253 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds175 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds61 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other32 (2%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant868 (44%)
  • Pedestrian475 (24%)
  • Cyclist256 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant42 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE31 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE31, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE31 peaked at 59 in 1981; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251616
20241920
20231212
20221315
20211516
20201518
20191922
20181113
20172529
20162836
20151718
20142636
20132336
20123239
20112437
20102830
20091924
20082732
20073243
20062124
20052332
20043442
20033244
20024052
20014250
20004664
19993645
19983044
19974351
19964452
19953843
19944262
19933543
19924463
19913951
19904555
19894659
19884451
19874455
19862933
19854248
19844763
19835661
19825770
19815976
19805668
19795161

Map of recent crashes in NE31

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE31

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE31

The 24 most recent collisions in NE31 happened between 12 June 2024 and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE31

The A185 has the most collisions in NE31, 432 of 1,566 (28%), followed by the B1297 (166).

Collisions in NE31 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA185432527679
2ndB1297166202122
3rdA194139203014
4thB1306728909
5thB12983300

Council area for NE31

NE31 is in South Tyneside, where police recorded 15,915 collisions from 1979 to 2025. NE31 accounts for 9.8% of them.

Towns in NE31

Collisions in NE31 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Hebburn (1,227) and Jarrow (27).