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NE5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,105 road traffic collisions in the NE5 postcode district, Newcastle upon Tyne, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,732 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 70 were fatal and 865 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 78 collisions, up 24% on 2024 (63).

Collisions since 1979
5,105
536th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,732
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
70
75 people killed
Serious collisions
865
928 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
78
Up 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
89
Up 20% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal701.4%
  • Serious86517%
  • Slight4,17082%

What the data shows

  • NE5 had 565 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 930 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in NE5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,391 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE5, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in NE5.

Where NE5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
536th
Most casualties
535th
Most fatal collisions
685th
Most serious collisions
602nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday726 (14%)
  • Tuesday680 (13%)
  • Wednesday738 (14%)
  • Thursday788 (15%)
  • Friday887 (17%)
  • Saturday740 (14%)
  • Sunday546 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,640 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,325 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown38 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit32 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,189 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway1,303 (26%)
  • Roundabout513 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road82 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph95 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph2,939 (58%)
  • 40 mph1,207 (24%)
  • 50 mph53 (1%)
  • 60 mph303 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph508 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,022 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds658 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds154 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds45 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist27 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds19 (0.4%)
  • Other92 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,645 (54%)
  • Pedestrian1,612 (24%)
  • Cyclist438 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist424 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant317 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant160 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant54 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE5 peaked at 166 in 1979; 2025 had 78.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 78
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257889
20246374
20234554
20224657
20214856
20203439
20196173
20186080
20176182
20166994
201597129
20146688
20137085
20126982
201188132
201091126
200993123
2008118155
2007117170
2006121172
2005133162
2004136192
2003156235
2002135181
2001117165
2000135201
1999127185
1998131173
1997119171
1996144195
1995127174
1994138179
199398144
1992127155
1991134193
1990154205
1989134167
1988137185
1987136164
1986118143
1985128151
1984140181
1983133152
1982132170
1981131170
1980144177
1979166202

Map of recent crashes in NE5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE5

The 24 most recent collisions in NE5 happened between 21 September and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE5

The A167 has the most collisions in NE5, 858 of 5,105 (17%), followed by the B6324 (707).

Collisions in NE5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1678581,1338102
2ndB632470792317151
3rdA1404719119
4thA69209291627
5thA696203245747
6thA191167223128
7thA6127107156529
8thA186104166116
9thB1305334503
10thB6323263202
11thA6115222506
12thB6326162104
13thB6528101703

Council areas covering NE5

Collisions in NE5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Newcastle upon Tyne has 5,070 of 5,105 (99%).

Collisions in NE5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewcastle upon Tyne5,0706,69170862
2ndNorthumberland344003

Town in NE5

Of the 5,105 collisions in NE5, 4,192 (82%) were in Newcastle upon Tyne.