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Gateshead road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 703 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1982, and 890 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1981 (683), and casualties rose from 877.

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

Collisions in 1982
703
Up 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
890
Up 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
25
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1982

3.6% of collisions in Gateshead in 1982 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal253.6%
  • Serious15522%
  • Slight52374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.8%
  • Serious17319%
  • Slight69278%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1982 is highlighted, with 703, up 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (14%)
  • Tuesday94 (13%)
  • Wednesday84 (12%)
  • Thursday115 (16%)
  • Friday128 (18%)
  • Saturday108 (15%)
  • Sunday78 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (5.4%)
  • February36 (5.1%)
  • March58 (8.3%)
  • April53 (7.5%)
  • May54 (7.7%)
  • June57 (8.1%)
  • July53 (7.5%)
  • August59 (8.4%)
  • September60 (8.5%)
  • October77 (11%)
  • November73 (10%)
  • December85 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight467 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds519 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry412 (59%)
  • Wet or damp273 (39%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.6%)
  • Snow7 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph544 (77%)
  • 40 mph46 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (1%)
  • 60 mph46 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph60 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway568 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (16%)
  • Roundabout24 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (36%)
  • Pedestrian278 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (19%)
  • Cyclist48 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant44 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1066 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1595 (11%)
  • 16 to 20245 (28%)
  • 21 to 25117 (13%)
  • 26 to 35119 (13%)
  • 36 to 4569 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5546 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider409 (46%)
  • Pedestrian278 (31%)
  • Passenger203 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car684 (63%)
  • Motorcycle162 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach68 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Gateshead

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gateshead ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 113th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
113th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1982

The A6127 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1982: 79, including 6 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61277994619
2ndA6923644011
3rdA6115335045
4thA69303311
5thA695253023
6thB601252917
7thB1296171914
8thA694152313
9thB6317152004
10thB1426111404
11thA612591121
12thA18581010
13thA60898801
14thB128881704
15thB63168800
16thA60817702
17thB631571203
18thA1955601
19thA1(M)3901
20thA60761200

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1982

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 408.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1982

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1982: 170.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years