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East Boldon and West Boldon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in East Boldon and West Boldon, South Tyneside, from 1979 to 2025, and 649 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 91 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
484
1,184th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
649
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
91
96 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for East Boldon and West Boldon

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious9119%
  • Slight38680%

What the data shows

  • East Boldon and West Boldon had 71 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% more than the 62 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in East Boldon and West Boldon were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 100 children under 16 were killed or injured in East Boldon and West Boldon, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in East Boldon and West Boldon.

Where East Boldon and West Boldon ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,184th
Most casualties
1,141st
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
1,209th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (12%)
  • Thursday88 (18%)
  • Friday92 (19%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway474 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph468 (97%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant380 (59%)
  • Pedestrian110 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist57 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

East Boldon and West Boldon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Boldon and West Boldon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in East Boldon and West Boldon peaked at 21 in 1997; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202434
202378
202277
202166
2020912
201989
2018913
20171112
201678
201546
201468
2013510
201255
20111114
201068
200934
200867
200756
20061113
200548
2004813
20031217
20021418
20011218
20001317
19991518
19981418
19972134
19961825
19951014
19941929
199389
19921416
19911316
19901111
19891518
19881428
19871216
19861719
19851117
19841219
19831317
19821011
19811112
19801424
19791622

Map of recent crashes in East Boldon and West Boldon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in East Boldon and West Boldon

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in East Boldon and West Boldon

The 24 most recent collisions in East Boldon and West Boldon happened between 30 July 2021 and 18 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in East Boldon and West Boldon

The A184 has the most collisions in East Boldon and West Boldon, 295 of 484 (61%), followed by the B1299 (57).

Collisions in East Boldon and West Boldon on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA184295425650
2ndB1299576809
3rdB12984402

Council area for East Boldon and West Boldon

East Boldon and West Boldon is in South Tyneside, where police recorded 15,915 collisions from 1979 to 2025. East Boldon and West Boldon accounts for 3% of them.

Postcode districts in East Boldon and West Boldon

Collisions in East Boldon and West Boldon were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by NE36 (473) and NE35 (11).