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Gateshead road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 683 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1981, and 877 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1980 (702), and casualties fell from 923.

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

Collisions in 1981
683
Down 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
877
Down 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
24
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1981

3.5% of collisions in Gateshead in 1981 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal243.5%
  • Serious14722%
  • Slight51275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal293.3%
  • Serious16919%
  • Slight67977%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1981 is highlighted, with 683, down 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (13%)
  • Wednesday86 (13%)
  • Thursday121 (18%)
  • Friday108 (16%)
  • Saturday118 (17%)
  • Sunday73 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.5%)
  • February47 (6.9%)
  • March51 (7.5%)
  • April50 (7.3%)
  • May51 (7.5%)
  • June56 (8.2%)
  • July58 (8.5%)
  • August50 (7.3%)
  • September58 (8.5%)
  • October75 (11%)
  • November80 (12%)
  • December56 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight469 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds541 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry405 (59%)
  • Wet or damp245 (36%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.8%)
  • Snow14 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph521 (76%)
  • 40 mph47 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph59 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph53 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway553 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (15%)
  • Roundabout24 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (38%)
  • Pedestrian226 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant37 (4.2%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1057 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1587 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 20227 (26%)
  • 21 to 25108 (12%)
  • 26 to 35111 (13%)
  • 36 to 4583 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5579 (9%)
  • 56 to 6542 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.6%)
  • Over 7518 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (47%)
  • Passenger243 (28%)
  • Pedestrian226 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car686 (64%)
  • Motorcycle159 (15%)
  • Bus or coach77 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 117th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
179th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1981

The A6127 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1981: 62, including 4 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61276271411
2ndA6924256210
3rdA6115365019
4thA69334737
5thA695212506
6thB1426202625
7thA6125192013
8thA694142603
9thB6317142723
10thB1296131603
11thB601131803
12thB1288112013
13thA6089101203
14thA1857900
15thA19571102
16thA60816600
17thB63154500
18thA60763402
19thB63143302
20thA1(M)1200

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1981

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 389.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1981

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1981: 178.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1981, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years