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NE32 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,759 road traffic collisions in the NE32 postcode district, South Tyneside, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 443 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, down 20% on 2024 (30).

Collisions since 1979
2,759
1,408th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,606
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
40
42 people killed
Serious collisions
443
481 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
Down 20% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE32

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal401.4%
  • Serious44316%
  • Slight2,27682%

What the data shows

  • NE32 had 300 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 559 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in NE32 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 643 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE32, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in NE32.

Where NE32 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,408th
Most casualties
1,442nd
Most fatal collisions
1,503rd
Most serious collisions
1,654th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday410 (15%)
  • Tuesday360 (13%)
  • Wednesday415 (15%)
  • Thursday436 (16%)
  • Friday534 (19%)
  • Saturday351 (13%)
  • Sunday253 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,025 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit663 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,605 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway821 (30%)
  • Roundabout258 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph1,886 (68%)
  • 40 mph283 (10%)
  • 50 mph44 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph65 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph451 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,236 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds310 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds63 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other52 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded28 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,008 (56%)
  • Pedestrian661 (18%)
  • Cyclist364 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist280 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant121 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant96 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE32 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE32, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE32 peaked at 95 in 1982; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252428
20243035
20232529
20222735
20212424
20202734
20193442
20183041
20173842
20164163
20155787
20145080
20134854
20124155
20115777
20105679
20096283
20085882
20077196
20065976
200578101
200481105
200373105
20026795
20016393
20007191
19997083
19987497
19977589
19966880
199578120
19945373
19935360
19927894
199177105
199083102
19896793
19887193
19875679
19865368
19855871
19846995
19837091
198295115
19817185
19807491
19797490

Map of recent crashes in NE32

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE32

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE32

The 24 most recent collisions in NE32 happened between 31 January and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE32

The A194 has the most collisions in NE32, 507 of 2,759 (18%), followed by the A185 (350).

Collisions in NE32 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA194507748869
2ndA185350469561
3rdA19295415729
4thB1516173218319
5thB1297106130118
6thA1104147325
7thA1300202900

Council area for NE32

NE32 is in South Tyneside, where police recorded 15,915 collisions from 1979 to 2025. NE32 accounts for 17% of them.

Towns in NE32

Collisions in NE32 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Jarrow (1,605) and Hebburn (12).