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Whitley Bay road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,699 road traffic collisions in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,301 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 435 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, down 42% on 2024 (26).

Collisions since 1979
2,699
363rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,301
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
33
33 people killed
Serious collisions
435
459 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
Down 42% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
Down 33% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Whitley Bay

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal331.2%
  • Serious43516%
  • Slight2,23183%

What the data shows

  • Whitley Bay had 215 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 55% fewer than the 475 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Whitley Bay were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 587 children under 16 were killed or injured in Whitley Bay, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Whitley Bay.

Where Whitley Bay ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
363rd
Most casualties
372nd
Most fatal collisions
310th
Most serious collisions
379th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday339 (13%)
  • Tuesday392 (15%)
  • Wednesday357 (13%)
  • Thursday394 (15%)
  • Friday488 (18%)
  • Saturday437 (16%)
  • Sunday292 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,932 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit708 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit31 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,350 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road180 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout123 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph54 (2%)
  • 30 mph2,532 (94%)
  • 40 mph86 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph19 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,227 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds280 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds66 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Other42 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,416 (43%)
  • Pedestrian1,014 (31%)
  • Cyclist329 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist282 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant181 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant45 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Whitley Bay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Whitley Bay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Whitley Bay peaked at 104 in 1983; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251518
20242627
20232226
20222023
20211818
20201111
20192831
20182727
20172328
20162530
20153445
20143446
20134763
20125061
20114757
20105473
20094151
20085368
20076179
20065483
20056686
20047186
20034353
20026073
20016770
20006787
19995474
19985269
199783103
19966781
19957282
19945559
19935979
19927582
199188116
19908298
198977103
198882102
198779104
19867076
198583100
198495115
1983104120
19829198
198195118
19808798
197985104

Map of recent crashes in Whitley Bay

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Whitley Bay

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Whitley Bay

The 24 most recent collisions in Whitley Bay happened between 1 August 2024 and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Whitley Bay

The A193 has the most collisions in Whitley Bay, 483 of 2,699 (18%), followed by the A192 (301).

Collisions in Whitley Bay on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA193483601686
2ndA192301386239
3rdB1323261318344
4thA191203243238
5thA1148121155120
6thB132493120213

Council area for Whitley Bay

Whitley Bay is in North Tyneside, where police recorded 22,283 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Whitley Bay accounts for 12% of them.

Postcode districts in Whitley Bay

Collisions in Whitley Bay were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by NE26 (1,566) and NE25 (1,100).