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Gateshead road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 702 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1980, and 923 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1979 (690), and casualties rose from 906.

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

Collisions in 1980
702
Up 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
923
Up 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
25
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1980

3.6% of collisions in Gateshead in 1980 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal253.6%
  • Serious13319%
  • Slight54477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal272.9%
  • Serious15317%
  • Slight74380%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1980 is highlighted, with 702, up 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (12%)
  • Tuesday85 (12%)
  • Wednesday117 (17%)
  • Thursday94 (13%)
  • Friday129 (18%)
  • Saturday108 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8%)
  • February59 (8.4%)
  • March76 (11%)
  • April61 (8.7%)
  • May59 (8.4%)
  • June44 (6.3%)
  • July53 (7.5%)
  • August51 (7.3%)
  • September55 (7.8%)
  • October60 (8.5%)
  • November67 (9.5%)
  • December61 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit222 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds520 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Other31 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry370 (53%)
  • Wet or damp298 (42%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3.4%)
  • Snow9 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph540 (77%)
  • 40 mph40 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph51 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph69 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway526 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (21%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (40%)
  • Pedestrian288 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist34 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3%)
  • 6 to 1058 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1577 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20221 (24%)
  • 21 to 25122 (13%)
  • 26 to 35121 (13%)
  • 36 to 4595 (10%)
  • 46 to 5574 (8%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.5%)
  • Over 7528 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (41%)
  • Pedestrian288 (31%)
  • Passenger261 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car683 (64%)
  • Motorcycle138 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach66 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 112th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1980

The A6127 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1980: 85, including 5 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61278596510
2ndA61155383111
3rdA692364817
4thA695345916
5thA69263848
6thB601172103
7thB6317172504
8thB1296131412
9thB1426131503
10thA694121902
11thA608191011
12thA61259901
13thA1858901
14thB128881211
15thB631581711
16thA608971003
17thB63166601
18thA1(M)4801
19thA60824601
20thA1953300

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1980

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 427.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1980

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1980: 195.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1980, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years