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NE6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,652 road traffic collisions in the NE6 postcode district, Newcastle upon Tyne, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,019 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 71 were fatal and 995 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 80 collisions, up 51% on 2024 (53).

Collisions since 1979
5,652
391st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,019
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
71
75 people killed
Serious collisions
995
1,062 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
80
Up 51% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
91
Up 57% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal711.3%
  • Serious99518%
  • Slight4,58681%

What the data shows

  • NE6 had 715 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 984 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in NE6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,420 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE6, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in NE6.

Where NE6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
391st
Most casualties
476th
Most fatal collisions
656th
Most serious collisions
398th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday798 (14%)
  • Tuesday819 (14%)
  • Wednesday790 (14%)
  • Thursday903 (16%)
  • Friday1,008 (18%)
  • Saturday793 (14%)
  • Sunday541 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,069 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,469 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown50 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit42 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,727 (84%)
  • Roundabout537 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway323 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph134 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph5,236 (93%)
  • 40 mph176 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph73 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph25 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,528 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds658 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds137 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds81 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds44 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.2%)
  • Other119 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded52 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,883 (41%)
  • Pedestrian2,050 (29%)
  • Cyclist787 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant512 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist482 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant153 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant78 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE6 peaked at 178 in 1997; 2025 had 80.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 80
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258091
20245358
20236776
20227786
20218097
20206071
20197892
201879105
20177286
20166985
201598123
201478100
20137790
2012100127
2011100126
201099125
2009108133
2008100130
2007117159
2006107140
2005109141
2004114140
2003106147
2002126167
2001110142
2000134175
1999137172
1998137180
1997178208
1996142184
1995135177
1994131169
1993132172
1992148179
1991164215
1990163197
1989143173
1988164204
1987178228
1986142170
1985163197
1984153175
1983162188
1982172204
1981164219
1980174200
1979172196

Map of recent crashes in NE6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE6

The 24 most recent collisions in NE6 happened between 17 August and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE6

The A193 has the most collisions in NE6, 633 of 5,652 (11%), followed by the A186 (522).

Collisions in NE6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA193633806698
2ndA18652267113132
3rdA187473593679
4thB1313379459272
5thA188285343439
6thA1058282398143
7thB13142763381054
8thB1312275337333
9thB1311182404
10thB13184402
11thA1893600

Council areas covering NE6

Collisions in NE6 were recorded in 2 council areas. Newcastle upon Tyne has 5,630 of 5,652 (99.6%).

Collisions in NE6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewcastle upon Tyne5,6306,98971988
2ndNorth Tyneside192607

Town in NE6

Of the 5,652 collisions in NE6, 5,469 (97%) were in Newcastle upon Tyne.