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Gateshead road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 614 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1987, and 804 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1986 (631), and casualties rose from 799.

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

Collisions in 1987
614
Down 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
804
Up 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1987

1.8% of collisions in Gateshead in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious14724%
  • Slight45674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious16821%
  • Slight62377%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1987 is highlighted, with 614, down 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (9.4%)
  • Wednesday90 (15%)
  • Thursday112 (18%)
  • Friday108 (18%)
  • Saturday94 (15%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.2%)
  • February43 (7%)
  • March48 (7.8%)
  • April54 (8.8%)
  • May44 (7.2%)
  • June51 (8.3%)
  • July47 (7.7%)
  • August46 (7.5%)
  • September60 (9.8%)
  • October51 (8.3%)
  • November73 (12%)
  • December59 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight402 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit199 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds474 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Other14 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry353 (57%)
  • Wet or damp242 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Snow7 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph450 (73%)
  • 40 mph42 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph41 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph74 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway454 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (21%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (49%)
  • Pedestrian208 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant42 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1045 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1557 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20130 (16%)
  • 21 to 25127 (16%)
  • 26 to 35143 (18%)
  • 36 to 45103 (13%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.5%)
  • Over 7520 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (45%)
  • Passenger236 (29%)
  • Pedestrian208 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car733 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle73 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 136th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1987

The A6127 and A69 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1987, with 52 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61275271110
2ndA69527729
3rdA692374309
4thA6115345918
5thB1296313509
6thA695243219
7thB601212406
8thA694182717
9thB6315131705
10thB1426111503
11thB12887702
12thB63177801
13thA1856800
14thA60816900
15thA1955500
16thB63145501
17thA60843501
18thA60762200
19thA60822410
20thB63162200

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1987

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 322.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1987

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1987: 148.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1987, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years