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Gateshead road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 27,899 road traffic collisions in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025, and 38,410 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 407 were fatal and 4,555 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 251 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (253), and casualties rose from 320 to 325.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
27,899
104th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38,410
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
407
1.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
251
Down 1% on 2024

Crash severity in Gateshead

1.5% of collisions in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4071.5%
  • Serious4,55516%
  • Slight22,93782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4331.1%
  • Serious5,08913%
  • Slight32,88886%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. In 2025 there were 251, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 251
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025251325
2024253320
2023283369
2022300394
2021267317
2020225292
2019375501
2018361507
2017359472
2016415565
2015517725
2014499699
2013467652
2012493737
2011519698
2010583783
2009636899
2008632871
2007657899
20067271,066
2005717986
20047181,021
20037741,139
20027541,095
20018641,290
20008001,192
19997891,161
19987661,092
19977461,085
19967531,142
1995652923
19947461,078
1993621857
1992706983
1991650921
1990681943
1989681912
1988662830
1987614804
1986631799
1985638789
1984639826
1983700855
1982703890
1981683877
1980702923
1979690906

When and where crashes happen in Gateshead

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,970 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,935 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,964 (14%)
  • Thursday4,361 (16%)
  • Friday4,831 (17%)
  • Saturday3,894 (14%)
  • Sunday2,944 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59841 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59391 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,104 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,054 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595,319 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597,286 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,270 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,634 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,209 (7.9%)
  • February2,080 (7.5%)
  • March2,280 (8.2%)
  • April2,047 (7.3%)
  • May2,310 (8.3%)
  • June2,238 (8%)
  • July2,163 (7.8%)
  • August2,145 (7.7%)
  • September2,328 (8.3%)
  • October2,665 (9.6%)
  • November2,855 (10%)
  • December2,579 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight20,103 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6,675 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting638 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown248 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit235 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds21,997 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,708 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds752 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds311 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds237 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist136 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds56 (0.2%)
  • Other472 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded230 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry16,877 (60%)
  • Wet or damp10,278 (37%)
  • Frost or ice399 (1.4%)
  • Snow246 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep32 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel18 (0.1%)
  • Mud9 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded40 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph321 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph18,793 (67%)
  • 40 mph2,412 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph903 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph2,338 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph3,130 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway19,593 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway6,335 (23%)
  • Roundabout1,407 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road463 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded101 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Gateshead

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant23,265 (61%)
  • Pedestrian6,780 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist2,644 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist1,918 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,883 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant1,141 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)289 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant210 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant137 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant107 (0.3%)
  • Other31 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,122 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 101,963 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 152,472 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 205,560 (14%)
  • 21 to 254,846 (13%)
  • 26 to 357,719 (20%)
  • 36 to 455,759 (15%)
  • 46 to 553,963 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,480 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 751,393 (3.6%)
  • Over 751,035 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded98 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider20,676 (54%)
  • Passenger10,954 (29%)
  • Pedestrian6,780 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car37,970 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,975 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle2,673 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach2,208 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle1,950 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,575 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car340 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle305 (0.6%)
  • Minibus124 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown28 (0.1%)
  • Other49 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Gateshead

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Gateshead

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gateshead ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 104th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
101stPreston28,41439,2643145,156
102ndHarrow27,98934,0122504,266
103rdAberdeenshire27,93839,8301,2317,474
104thGateshead (this area)27,89938,4104074,555
105thSutton27,85734,3182684,470
106thTameside27,80636,6793334,096
107thEpping Forest27,73739,0185325,521

Accident hotspots in Gateshead

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area is the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead, with 1,221 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 7 of them fatal.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025: 2,219, including 24 fatal and 174 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12,2193,74024174
2ndA1841,5802,15317155
3rdA1671,5082,05918192
4thB12961,0121,29713190
5thB14269941,32711152
6thA6959421,40120215
7thA6929371,34214202
8thB63179071,2559130
9thA61278151,01336190
10thA6947371,07817132
11thA611547066618107
12thA694256422170
13thB6315309438866
14thA1114281417321
15thB1288276391453
16thB601276318271
17thA195266379247
18thA185242311432
19thA1(M)241394629
20thA194(M)123206122

Towns in Gateshead

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 14,345.

Postcode districts in Gateshead

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025: 6,427.

Latest crashes in Gateshead

Of the latest 24 crashes in Gateshead, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity