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Wideopen road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 231 road traffic collisions in Wideopen, North Tyneside, from 1979 to 2025, and 310 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 47 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
231
1,802nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
310
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
47
53 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Wideopen

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4720%
  • Slight18279%

What the data shows

  • Wideopen had 19 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 35 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Wideopen were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 48 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wideopen, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Wideopen.

Where Wideopen ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,802nd
Most casualties
1,779th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,806th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (11%)
  • Tuesday45 (19%)
  • Wednesday33 (14%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (90%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph226 (98%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant174 (56%)
  • Pedestrian53 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (11%)
  • Cyclist25 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wideopen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wideopen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wideopen peaked at 12 in 1979; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202400
202322
202222
202122
202035
201911
201856
201726
201600
201533
201435
201347
201233
201133
201011
200978
200845
200711
200667
200547
2004711
200346
2002411
2001712
20001011
199956
199844
199799
199644
199522
199455
19931022
199256
1991711
1990911
198989
198855
1987611
1986914
1985810
198478
198388
198235
198178
198088
19791216

Map of recent crashes in Wideopen

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wideopen

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wideopen

The 24 most recent collisions in Wideopen happened between 11 September 2014 and 15 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wideopen

Of the 231 collisions in Wideopen, 158 were on the B1318.

Collisions in Wideopen on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1318158222234

Council areas covering Wideopen

Collisions in Wideopen were recorded in 2 council areas. North Tyneside has 215 of 231 (93%).

Collisions in Wideopen by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNorth Tyneside215290244
2ndNewcastle upon Tyne162003

Postcode districts in Wideopen

Collisions in Wideopen were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by NE13 (209) and NE3 (22).