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Gateshead road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 638 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1985, and 789 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1984 (639), and casualties fell from 826.

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

Collisions in 1985
638
Level with 1984
Casualties in 1985
789
Down 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1985

1.1% of collisions in Gateshead in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious16526%
  • Slight46673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious17522%
  • Slight60777%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1985 is highlighted, with 638, level with 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (13%)
  • Tuesday89 (14%)
  • Wednesday90 (14%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday130 (20%)
  • Saturday86 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (5.8%)
  • February38 (6%)
  • March51 (8%)
  • April59 (9.2%)
  • May52 (8.2%)
  • June62 (9.7%)
  • July44 (6.9%)
  • August48 (7.5%)
  • September48 (7.5%)
  • October58 (9.1%)
  • November78 (12%)
  • December63 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds486 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Other16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (56%)
  • Wet or damp263 (41%)
  • Snow9 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph502 (79%)
  • 40 mph41 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph41 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph50 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway499 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (17%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant357 (45%)
  • Pedestrian254 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (11%)
  • Cyclist43 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3%)
  • Van occupant24 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1068 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 1596 (12%)
  • 16 to 20144 (18%)
  • 21 to 25105 (13%)
  • 26 to 35118 (15%)
  • 36 to 4586 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.4%)
  • Over 7519 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (44%)
  • Pedestrian254 (32%)
  • Passenger185 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car742 (73%)
  • Motorcycle84 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach35 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 132nd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1985

The A6127 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1985: 76, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61277697022
2ndA692465819
3rdA6115426118
4thA695313818
5thA69303906
6thB1296303207
7thB1426212306
8thA694152004
9thB6317121802
10thB601101002
11thB631591013
12thA1956804
13thB63166902
14thA1(M)4600
15thA1854501
16thA60814401
17thA60844401
18thA60763400
19thB12882301
20thA60821200

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1985

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 384.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1985

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1985: 173.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1985, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years