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NE33 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,763 road traffic collisions in the NE33 postcode district, South Tyneside, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,681 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 590 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 32 collisions, down 32% on 2024 (47).

Collisions since 1979
3,763
968th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,681
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
44
46 people killed
Serious collisions
590
621 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
32
Down 32% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Down 40% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE33

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal441.2%
  • Serious59016%
  • Slight3,12983%

What the data shows

  • NE33 had 412 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 723 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in NE33 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 770 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE33, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in NE33.

Where NE33 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
968th
Most casualties
1,090th
Most fatal collisions
1,376th
Most serious collisions
1,235th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday534 (14%)
  • Tuesday497 (13%)
  • Wednesday510 (14%)
  • Thursday533 (14%)
  • Friday663 (18%)
  • Saturday623 (17%)
  • Sunday403 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,799 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit909 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,944 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway299 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout279 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road225 (6%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph40 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph3,574 (95%)
  • 40 mph125 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph18 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,101 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds374 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds110 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other73 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,887 (40%)
  • Pedestrian1,417 (30%)
  • Bus or coach occupant477 (10%)
  • Cyclist386 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist368 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant62 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant43 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE33 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE33, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE33 peaked at 141 in 1982; 2025 had 32.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 32
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253236
20244760
20234247
20224448
20212427
20203542
20193646
20184246
20175570
20165568
20156176
20146682
20136269
20126774
201181103
20107490
200982105
20086077
200793110
200677107
200587118
20047590
200378118
20027795
200186106
200086104
199984115
199888113
1997104137
199679105
199580102
199480115
199393133
199293119
199197115
1990103115
1989105128
1988104123
1987114141
1986108128
1985111135
1984107124
198391107
1982141177
1981115139
1980124146
1979118150

Map of recent crashes in NE33

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE33

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE33

The 24 most recent collisions in NE33 happened between 11 May and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE33

The A1018 has the most collisions in NE33, 651 of 3,763 (17%), followed by the A194 (400).

Collisions in NE33 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10186517857105
2ndA194400509558
3rdA183388505857
4thB1298337415238
5thB1301243318439
6thB13038197010
7thB13446989113
8thB13025572111

Council areas covering NE33

Collisions in NE33 were recorded in 3 council areas. South Tyneside has 3,752 of 3,763 (99.7%).

Collisions in NE33 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Tyneside3,7524,66544585
2ndSunderland61103
3rdNorth Tyneside4401

Town in NE33

Of the 3,763 collisions in NE33, 3,570 (95%) were in South Shields.