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Gateshead road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 639 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1984, and 826 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1983 (700), and casualties fell from 855.

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

Collisions in 1984
639
Down 9% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
826
Down 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
17
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1984

2.7% of collisions in Gateshead in 1984 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.7%
  • Serious14923%
  • Slight47374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.4%
  • Serious16820%
  • Slight63877%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1984 is highlighted, with 639, down 9% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (13%)
  • Tuesday90 (14%)
  • Wednesday101 (16%)
  • Thursday84 (13%)
  • Friday115 (18%)
  • Saturday92 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.7%)
  • February36 (5.6%)
  • March51 (8%)
  • April57 (8.9%)
  • May73 (11%)
  • June49 (7.7%)
  • July37 (5.8%)
  • August35 (5.5%)
  • September63 (9.9%)
  • October58 (9.1%)
  • November71 (11%)
  • December60 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight415 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit208 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds514 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry398 (62%)
  • Wet or damp226 (35%)
  • Snow9 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph502 (79%)
  • 40 mph56 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph40 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph38 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway506 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (16%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (38%)
  • Pedestrian246 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (17%)
  • Cyclist49 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant25 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1073 (8.8%)
  • 11 to 1581 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 20170 (21%)
  • 21 to 25117 (14%)
  • 26 to 35133 (16%)
  • 36 to 4574 (9%)
  • 46 to 5556 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.9%)
  • Over 7523 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (48%)
  • Pedestrian246 (30%)
  • Passenger184 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car662 (65%)
  • Motorcycle140 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach54 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 135th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
135th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1984

The A6127 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1984: 68, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61276888315
2ndA61154766110
3rdA695314118
4thA6922939010
5thA694182205
6thB601161806
7thB6317161804
8thA69152603
9thB1296151705
10thA6089121402
11thB1426121302
12thA6081101401
13thB1288101304
14thB6315101411
15thA612581102
16thA19571012
17thA1855820
18thA60824802
19thA11200
20thA1(M)1101

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1984

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 373.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1984

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1984: 179.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1984, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years