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B1303 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 87 collisions on the B1303 from 1980 to 2025, with 106 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 12 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B1303, up from none in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1980
87
4,162nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
106
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
12
13 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Up from none in 2024

Crash severity on the B1303

None of the 87 collisions on the B1303 were fatal, and 14% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1214%
  • Slight7586%

Where the B1303 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,162nd
Most casualties
4,262nd
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,483rd

B1303 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1303 peaked at 8 in 1992 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B1303, 1980 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202300
202211
202100
202000
201900
201844
201733
201600
201500
201411
201322
201211
201134
201000
200936
200845
200734
200612
200544
200411
200322
200211
200135
200023
199922
199867
199722
199633
199522
199434
199333
1992813
199111
199013
198900
198800
198711
198611
198511
198400
198366
198233
198100
198044

When crashes happen on the B1303

Saturday has the most collisions on the B1303 (23), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (32).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (11%)
  • Tuesday7 (8%)
  • Wednesday12 (14%)
  • Thursday15 (17%)
  • Friday11 (13%)
  • Saturday23 (26%)
  • Sunday9 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (4.6%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1.1%)
  • 6am to 9am1 (1.1%)
  • 9am to noon9 (10%)
  • Noon to 3pm32 (37%)
  • 3pm to 6pm18 (21%)
  • 6pm to 9pm11 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight11 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (3.4%)
  • February7 (8%)
  • March9 (10%)
  • April9 (10%)
  • May12 (14%)
  • June6 (6.9%)
  • July7 (8%)
  • August2 (2.3%)
  • September9 (10%)
  • October5 (5.7%)
  • November6 (6.9%)
  • December12 (14%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight62 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1303 crashes

On the B1303, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 74% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (98%)
  • 40 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds75 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.3%)
  • Other3 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry64 (74%)
  • Wet or damp19 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway81 (93%)
  • Roundabout4 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1303 crashes

Car occupants make up 33% of the people killed or injured on the B1303, followed by pedestrians (32%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant35 (33%)
  • Pedestrian34 (32%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist9 (8.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car93 (67%)
  • Bus or coach14 (10%)
  • Motorcycle10 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2012 (11%)
  • 21 to 2513 (12%)
  • 26 to 3522 (21%)
  • 36 to 4516 (15%)
  • 46 to 557 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6514 (13%)
  • 66 to 756 (5.7%)
  • Over 758 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider40 (38%)
  • Pedestrian34 (32%)
  • Passenger32 (30%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B1303

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B1303

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1303 crashes by council area

Of the 87 collisions on the B1303, 84 were in South Tyneside.

Collisions on the B1303 in each area, 1980 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Tyneside84100011

B1303 crashes by town

Of the 87 collisions on the B1303, 83 were in the built-up area of South Shields.

Recent crashes on the B1303

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B1303, from 7 December 2007 to 31 December 2025.

Severity