Crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne - 29 Oct 2025

Accident reference 2025101661817

Slight Accident

Accident summary

On Wednesday 29 October 2025 at 23:57 a slight collision occurred near an unclassified road, Newcastle upon Tyne involving 1 vehicle (taxi/private hire car) and 1 casualty (1 slight) Weather at the time was recorded as unknown. Road surface conditions were dry. Lighting was described as darkness - lights lit. A police officer attended the scene.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 30 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway
  • Setting: Urban

Location

Fatal
Serious
Slight
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Coordinates: 54.983440, -1.579780

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 2025101661817
Police Reference 101661817
Date & Time
Wednesday
Severity Slight
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force Northumbria
Police Officer Attended Yes

Road & Location Details

Area Type Urban
First Road Unclassified road
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 30 mph
Trunk Road Yes
Highway Authority E08000021
Current Highway Authority E08000021
LSOA Code E01008362

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Darkness - lights lit
Weather Conditions Unknown
Road Surface Conditions Dry
Carriageway Hazards None

Enhanced Collision Data

Injury Based Classification Yes
Adjusted Serious Casualties 0
Adjusted Slight Casualties 1

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Taxi/Private hire car
Left Hand Drive Yes

Driver Information

Sex Male
Journey Purpose Journey as part of work

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Slight
Type Taxi/Private hire car occupant
Age 29
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Car Passenger Rear seat passenger
IMD Decile 5 (1=most deprived, 10=least deprived)

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Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.