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Gateshead road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 700 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1983, and 855 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 176 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1982 (703), and casualties fell from 890.

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

Collisions in 1983
700
Level with 1982
Casualties in 1983
855
Down 4% on 1982
Fatal collisions
19
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
176
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1983

2.7% of collisions in Gateshead in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.7%
  • Serious17625%
  • Slight50572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.2%
  • Serious18822%
  • Slight64876%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1983 is highlighted, with 700, level with 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (13%)
  • Wednesday96 (14%)
  • Thursday100 (14%)
  • Friday150 (21%)
  • Saturday114 (16%)
  • Sunday62 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.9%)
  • February47 (6.7%)
  • March63 (9%)
  • April50 (7.1%)
  • May65 (9.3%)
  • June62 (8.9%)
  • July43 (6.1%)
  • August58 (8.3%)
  • September64 (9.1%)
  • October61 (8.7%)
  • November55 (7.9%)
  • December77 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight471 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit204 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds520 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry403 (58%)
  • Wet or damp280 (40%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.6%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph559 (80%)
  • 40 mph47 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph40 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph49 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway577 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (14%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (35%)
  • Pedestrian295 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (17%)
  • Cyclist58 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1075 (8.8%)
  • 11 to 1589 (10%)
  • 16 to 20197 (23%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 35108 (13%)
  • 36 to 4572 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5550 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.6%)
  • Over 7530 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (43%)
  • Pedestrian295 (35%)
  • Passenger191 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car695 (65%)
  • Motorcycle142 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach57 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 112th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1983

The A6127 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1983: 80, including 6 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61278097615
2ndA61154252210
3rdA6922951110
4thA695293907
5thB601283116
6thA69253006
7thB6317252624
8thA694202309
9thA6125162002
10thB1426141506
11thA195111402
12thB1296111102
13thA60898810
14thB63157912
15thA60816702
16thA1854502
17thA60762300
18thB12882201
19thB63142200
20thA1(M)1101

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1983

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 418.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1983

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1983: 188.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years