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Longbenton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,015 road traffic collisions in Longbenton, North Tyneside, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 363 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 21 collisions, down 32% on 2024 (31).

Collisions since 1979
2,015
462nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,494
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
24
24 people killed
Serious collisions
363
391 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
21
Down 32% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
Down 21% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Longbenton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal241.2%
  • Serious36318%
  • Slight1,62881%

What the data shows

  • Longbenton had 239 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 415 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Longbenton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 450 children under 16 were killed or injured in Longbenton, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Longbenton.

Where Longbenton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
462nd
Most casualties
469th
Most fatal collisions
413th
Most serious collisions
438th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday328 (16%)
  • Tuesday297 (15%)
  • Wednesday298 (15%)
  • Thursday311 (15%)
  • Friday334 (17%)
  • Saturday254 (13%)
  • Sunday193 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,503 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit450 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,690 (84%)
  • Roundabout179 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph1,743 (87%)
  • 40 mph89 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph84 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph65 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,554 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds274 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds62 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other44 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,187 (48%)
  • Pedestrian607 (24%)
  • Cyclist300 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist192 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant130 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant41 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Longbenton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Longbenton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Longbenton peaked at 72 in 2002; 2025 had 21.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 21
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252126
20243133
20232223
20221927
20211418
20202124
20192324
20182330
20172736
20163846
20154257
20143336
20134055
20124550
20113539
20103342
20094657
20084659
20074257
20065372
20054761
20044967
20034966
20027299
20014857
20004756
19994859
19983642
19975265
19963950
19954555
19944154
19935570
19925365
19915163
19905769
19896885
19884250
19874863
19864050
19854952
19845767
19835158
19825469
19815668
19805160
19795663

Map of recent crashes in Longbenton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Longbenton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Longbenton

The 24 most recent collisions in Longbenton happened between 13 November 2024 and 24 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Longbenton

The A191 has the most collisions in Longbenton, 360 of 2,015 (18%), followed by the B1505 (334).

Collisions in Longbenton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA191360467149
2ndB1505334425679
3rdB1317286379460
4thA188283334438
5thA189476538
6thA18681500
7thA1981001
8thB13185602

Council areas covering Longbenton

Collisions in Longbenton were recorded in 2 council areas. North Tyneside has 2,004 of 2,015 (99%).

Collisions in Longbenton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Tyneside2,0042,48024361
2ndNewcastle upon Tyne101101

Postcode districts in Longbenton

Collisions in Longbenton were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by NE12 (1,775) and NE7 (146).