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Wallsend road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,853 road traffic collisions in Wallsend, North Tyneside, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,895 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 703 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 45 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (42).

Collisions since 1979
3,853
270th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
4,895
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
35
37 people killed
Serious collisions
703
749 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
45
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
48
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for Wallsend

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal350.9%
  • Serious70318%
  • Slight3,11581%

What the data shows

  • Wallsend had 434 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 732 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Wallsend were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 967 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wallsend, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Wallsend.

Where Wallsend ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
270th
Most casualties
272nd
Most fatal collisions
297th
Most serious collisions
255th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday556 (14%)
  • Tuesday582 (15%)
  • Wednesday548 (14%)
  • Thursday594 (15%)
  • Friday664 (17%)
  • Saturday529 (14%)
  • Sunday380 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,778 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit987 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit34 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,327 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway274 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout182 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph104 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph3,242 (84%)
  • 40 mph162 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph32 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph66 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph244 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,110 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds413 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds128 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.2%)
  • Other85 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,231 (46%)
  • Pedestrian1,279 (26%)
  • Cyclist495 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist428 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant267 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant107 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wallsend road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wallsend, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wallsend peaked at 123 in 1982; 2025 had 45.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 45
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254548
20244248
20234549
20223946
20213745
20203844
20194049
20184754
20174760
20165471
20157999
20147498
20135172
20127089
20116692
20106694
20098297
20088194
200785104
200678105
200589118
200498132
2003108152
20028599
20017593
2000102131
199987110
199892131
1997106129
1996101166
199595118
199490120
199386128
199292112
1991115146
199093128
1989105134
1988105124
198781104
198693114
1985106133
1984121152
1983112133
1982123143
1981109136
1980100114
1979118137

Map of recent crashes in Wallsend

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wallsend

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wallsend

The 24 most recent collisions in Wallsend happened between 30 June and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wallsend

The A193 has the most collisions in Wallsend, 682 of 3,853 (18%), followed by the A186 (444).

Collisions in Wallsend on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1936828226118
2ndA186444618790
3rdA187303398668
4thA1058202301741
5thA1916422708
6thB13157894115
7thA1304107

Council areas covering Wallsend

Collisions in Wallsend were recorded in 2 council areas. North Tyneside has 3,849 of 3,853 (99.9%).

Collisions in Wallsend by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Tyneside3,8494,88935703
2ndNewcastle upon Tyne3500

Postcode districts in Wallsend

Collisions in Wallsend were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by NE28 (3,789) and NE29 (52).