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Gateshead road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 690 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1979, and 906 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 27,899 collisions in Gateshead.

Collisions in 1979
690
Casualties in 1979
906
Fatal collisions
22
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1979

3.2% of collisions in Gateshead in 1979 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.2%
  • Serious17225%
  • Slight49672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.5%
  • Serious21223%
  • Slight67174%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1979 is highlighted, with 690.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (16%)
  • Tuesday87 (13%)
  • Wednesday93 (13%)
  • Thursday102 (15%)
  • Friday131 (19%)
  • Saturday95 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (9%)
  • February34 (4.9%)
  • March51 (7.4%)
  • April54 (7.8%)
  • May51 (7.4%)
  • June56 (8.1%)
  • July51 (7.4%)
  • August47 (6.8%)
  • September72 (10%)
  • October63 (9.1%)
  • November76 (11%)
  • December73 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight445 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit208 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds530 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry355 (51%)
  • Wet or damp274 (40%)
  • Snow32 (4.6%)
  • Frost or ice29 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph522 (76%)
  • 40 mph43 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph46 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph73 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway528 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (19%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (40%)
  • Pedestrian270 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (16%)
  • Cyclist42 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1083 (9.2%)
  • 11 to 1576 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20178 (20%)
  • 21 to 25116 (13%)
  • 26 to 35132 (15%)
  • 36 to 4596 (11%)
  • 46 to 5579 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.3%)
  • Over 7523 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (42%)
  • Pedestrian270 (30%)
  • Passenger254 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car682 (64%)
  • Motorcycle143 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach59 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Gateshead

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gateshead ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 115th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
115th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1979

The A6127 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1979: 67, including 6 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61276788621
2ndA61155072114
3rdA6924765113
4thA69274256
5thA6952637110
6thA694213504
7thB601192103
8thB6317151703
9thA6081141506
10thB1296141511
11thB1426141505
12thB1288111814
13thB631591200
14thA60898903
15thA612581200
16thA1956703
17thA1855602
18thA60765502
19thB63165701
20thB63143502

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1979

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 406.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1979

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1979: 181.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1979, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years