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Hebburn road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,239 road traffic collisions in Hebburn, South Tyneside, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 203 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, down from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,239
650th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,529
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
12 people killed
Serious collisions
203
216 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hebburn

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious20316%
  • Slight1,02483%

What the data shows

  • Hebburn had 136 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 203 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Hebburn were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 351 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hebburn, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Hebburn.

Where Hebburn ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
650th
Most casualties
662nd
Most fatal collisions
744th
Most serious collisions
702nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday192 (15%)
  • Tuesday167 (13%)
  • Wednesday185 (15%)
  • Thursday200 (16%)
  • Friday204 (16%)
  • Saturday177 (14%)
  • Sunday114 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight897 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit313 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,134 (92%)
  • Roundabout80 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph1,200 (97%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph17 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds985 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant627 (41%)
  • Pedestrian416 (27%)
  • Cyclist208 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hebburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hebburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hebburn peaked at 50 in 1983; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251414
20241617
202399
20221112
20211011
20201112
20191518
201877
20172122
20162229
20151415
20142027
20131933
20122629
20112027
20102224
20091620
20082327
20072838
20061516
20051825
20042934
20032232
20023341
20013442
20003147
19993442
19982528
19972932
19963643
19953035
19943654
19933037
19923451
19913240
19903235
19893545
19883440
19873239
19862124
19853539
19843954
19835055
19824456
19814757
19803746
19794149

Map of recent crashes in Hebburn

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hebburn

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hebburn

The 24 most recent collisions in Hebburn happened between 14 May 2024 and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hebburn

The A185 has the most collisions in Hebburn, 441 of 1,239 (36%), followed by the B1297 (166).

Collisions in Hebburn on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA185441538679
2ndB1297166202122
3rdB1306445206
4thA194223701
5thB12983300

Council area for Hebburn

Hebburn is in South Tyneside, where police recorded 15,915 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Hebburn accounts for 7.8% of them.

Postcode districts in Hebburn

Collisions in Hebburn were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by NE31 (1,227) and NE32 (12).