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Gateshead road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 631 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1986, and 799 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 164 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1985 (638), and casualties rose from 789.

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

Collisions in 1986
631
Down 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
799
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
164
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1986

1.6% of collisions in Gateshead in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious16426%
  • Slight45772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious18123%
  • Slight60676%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1986 is highlighted, with 631, down 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (13%)
  • Tuesday80 (13%)
  • Wednesday103 (16%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday115 (18%)
  • Saturday93 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6%)
  • February37 (5.9%)
  • March47 (7.4%)
  • April46 (7.3%)
  • May57 (9%)
  • June55 (8.7%)
  • July42 (6.7%)
  • August49 (7.8%)
  • September55 (8.7%)
  • October72 (11%)
  • November58 (9.2%)
  • December75 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight430 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds477 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (6.5%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry395 (63%)
  • Wet or damp212 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.9%)
  • Snow12 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph495 (78%)
  • 40 mph48 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph38 (6%)
  • 70 mph46 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway502 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (16%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.1%)
  • 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 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (45%)
  • Pedestrian263 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1059 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1575 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20141 (18%)
  • 21 to 25104 (13%)
  • 26 to 35136 (17%)
  • 36 to 4585 (11%)
  • 46 to 5560 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6546 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.1%)
  • Over 7523 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (42%)
  • Pedestrian263 (33%)
  • Passenger198 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car703 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle68 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach52 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 139th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
139th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1986

The A6127 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1986: 84, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA612784108124
2ndA692486118
3rdA6115364629
4thB12963644011
5thA69233712
6thA695213019
7thB6317172704
8thA694111302
9thB1426111203
10thA60819902
11thB631591603
12thB6018804
13thA608461002
14thB128861003
15thA1855500
16thA19551102
17thB12953402
18thB63163400
19thA1(M)2510
20thA60762401

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1986

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 345.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1986

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1986: 167.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years