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NE36 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,228 road traffic collisions in the NE36 postcode district, South Tyneside, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,685 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 177 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,228
2,100th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,685
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
17 people killed
Serious collisions
177
191 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for NE36

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal171.4%
  • Serious17714%
  • Slight1,03484%

What the data shows

  • NE36 had 139 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 208 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in NE36 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 161 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE36, 9.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in NE36.

Where NE36 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,100th
Most casualties
2,111th
Most fatal collisions
2,230th
Most serious collisions
2,294th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (14%)
  • Tuesday188 (15%)
  • Wednesday178 (14%)
  • Thursday195 (16%)
  • Friday219 (18%)
  • Saturday160 (13%)
  • Sunday122 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight892 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway695 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway346 (28%)
  • Roundabout168 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph589 (48%)
  • 40 mph37 (3%)
  • 50 mph22 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph140 (11%)
  • 70 mph435 (35%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds969 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds158 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,173 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian138 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist102 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE36 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE36, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE36 peaked at 56 in 1998; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251012
2024713
202389
20221416
20211111
20201620
20191215
20181526
20172730
20161922
20151826
20142333
20131525
20122025
20112340
20102637
20091517
20081623
20072529
20062735
20052641
20042944
20032740
20023758
20013244
20004248
19994860
19985677
19974258
19964974
19953549
19944268
19933442
19922835
19913549
19903539
19893550
19883460
19872635
19863138
19851926
19842435
19832025
19822326
19811720
19803149
19792431

Map of recent crashes in NE36

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE36

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE36

The 24 most recent collisions in NE36 happened between 17 January 2023 and 18 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE36

The A184 has the most collisions in NE36, 512 of 1,228 (42%), followed by the A19 (260).

Collisions in NE36 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA184512751970
2ndA19260349230
3rdB1299587009
4thB1298536609
5thA1527437
6thA1290304109
7thA194283801
8thA194(M)254102
9thA1(M)4400

Council areas covering NE36

Collisions in NE36 were recorded in 3 council areas. South Tyneside has 1,193 of 1,228 (97%).

Collisions in NE36 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Tyneside1,1931,62817171
2ndGateshead233801
3rdSunderland111805

Towns in NE36

Collisions in NE36 were recorded in 2 towns, led by East Boldon and West Boldon (473) and Boldon Colliery (22).