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Newburn road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 201 road traffic collisions in Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, from 1979 to 2025, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
201
1,944th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
261
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
36
41 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Newburn

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious3618%
  • Slight16180%

What the data shows

  • Newburn had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 32 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Newburn were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Newburn are between noon and 3pm, with 24% of collisions.
  • 46 children under 16 were killed or injured in Newburn, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Newburn ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,944th
Most casualties
1,953rd
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,107th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (11%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (16%)
  • Friday43 (21%)
  • Saturday25 (12%)
  • Sunday19 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight154 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2%)
  • 30 mph184 (92%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant132 (51%)
  • Pedestrian48 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist19 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Newburn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newburn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Newburn peaked at 10 in 1999; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202422
202311
202222
202100
202011
201922
201833
201711
201622
201511
201433
201368
201233
201146
201022
200944
200834
200734
200633
2005916
200468
200312
200245
200146
200033
19991010
199866
199711
199624
199579
199467
199379
1992814
199144
1990819
198934
19881011
1987711
198688
198578
198444
19831012
198266
198133
198048
197958

Map of recent crashes in Newburn

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Newburn

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Newburn

The 24 most recent collisions in Newburn happened between 7 August 2013 and 11 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Newburn

Of the 201 collisions in Newburn, 148 were on the A6085.

Collisions in Newburn on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6085148198328

Council area for Newburn

Newburn is in Newcastle upon Tyne, where police recorded 41,251 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Newburn accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode district for Newburn

All 201 collisions in Newburn were in the NE15 postcode district.