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A1148 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 collisions on the A1148 from 1980 to 2024, with 176 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 22 serious, and 1 person was killed.

No collisions were recorded on the A1148 in 2025, after 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
138
3,689th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
176
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
22
22 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
3 in 2024

Crash severity on the A1148

On the A1148, 0.7% of collisions were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2024

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2216%
  • Slight11583%

Where the A1148 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,689th
Most casualties
3,766th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
3,946th

A1148 accidents by year

Collisions on the A1148 peaked at 8 in 1992; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A1148, 1980 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202433
202335
202211
202100
202011
201922
201811
201700
201622
201524
201411
201324
201223
201112
201056
200935
200847
200744
200657
200522
200479
200334
200244
200123
200023
199967
199822
199745
199633
199511
199433
199366
1992810
199157
199034
198945
198839
198744
198644
198546
198434
198333
198255
198122
198033

When crashes happen on the A1148

Wednesday has the most collisions on the A1148 (26), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (52).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (12%)
  • Tuesday23 (17%)
  • Wednesday26 (19%)
  • Thursday21 (15%)
  • Friday23 (17%)
  • Saturday15 (11%)
  • Sunday13 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am5 (3.6%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am11 (8%)
  • 9am to noon18 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm21 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm52 (38%)
  • 6pm to 9pm20 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight9 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.7%)
  • February7 (5.1%)
  • March13 (9.4%)
  • April6 (4.3%)
  • May7 (5.1%)
  • June13 (9.4%)
  • July4 (2.9%)
  • August9 (6.5%)
  • September14 (10%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November22 (16%)
  • December16 (12%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight99 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A1148 crashes

On the A1148, 52% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 55% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph72 (52%)
  • 40 mph62 (45%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry76 (55%)
  • Wet or damp60 (43%)
  • Snow2 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (83%)
  • Roundabout23 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A1148 crashes

Car occupants make up 58% of the people killed or injured on the A1148, followed by pedestrians (23%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (58%)
  • Pedestrian41 (23%)
  • Cyclist13 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car198 (83%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle10 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (9.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (15%)
  • 16 to 2021 (12%)
  • 21 to 2521 (12%)
  • 26 to 3524 (14%)
  • 36 to 4517 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5520 (11%)
  • 56 to 6511 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.3%)
  • Over 758 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (56%)
  • Pedestrian41 (23%)
  • Passenger36 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A1148

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A1148

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A1148 crashes by council area

Of the 138 collisions on the A1148, 135 were in North Tyneside.

Collisions on the A1148 in each area, 1980 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Tyneside135172122

A1148 crashes by town

Of the 138 collisions on the A1148, 121 were in the built-up area of Whitley Bay.

Recent crashes on the A1148

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A1148, from 23 June 2010 to 11 November 2024.

Severity