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Gateshead road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 662 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1988, and 830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1987 (614), and casualties rose from 804.

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

Collisions in 1988
662
Up 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
830
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
18
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1988

2.7% of collisions in Gateshead in 1988 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.7%
  • Serious16825%
  • Slight47672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.4%
  • Serious18923%
  • Slight62175%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1988 is highlighted, with 662, up 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (13%)
  • Wednesday81 (12%)
  • Thursday108 (16%)
  • Friday130 (20%)
  • Saturday100 (15%)
  • Sunday70 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.9%)
  • February54 (8.2%)
  • March50 (7.6%)
  • April43 (6.5%)
  • May51 (7.7%)
  • June53 (8%)
  • July74 (11%)
  • August54 (8.2%)
  • September56 (8.5%)
  • October61 (9.2%)
  • November62 (9.4%)
  • December52 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight444 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds532 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (4.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry380 (57%)
  • Wet or damp262 (40%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph479 (72%)
  • 40 mph57 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph64 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph61 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway502 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (19%)
  • Roundabout26 (3.9%)
  • 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 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (50%)
  • Pedestrian236 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant33 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (4%)
  • 6 to 1055 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1572 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20163 (20%)
  • 21 to 25126 (15%)
  • 26 to 35134 (16%)
  • 36 to 45106 (13%)
  • 46 to 5553 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.7%)
  • Over 7528 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (48%)
  • Pedestrian236 (28%)
  • Passenger193 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car814 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle72 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach33 (3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 129th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
129th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1988

The A6127 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1988: 58, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61275866218
2ndA695792211
3rdA6925470021
4thB1296303626
5thA6952930210
6thA6115222615
7thB6317202513
8thA694162824
9thB601161805
10thB1426151504
11thB6315111714
12thA60818904
13thA1857800
14thA60765702
15thA1954502
16thA60844400
17thB12884601
18thB63143500
19thA1(M)2200
20thA60822200

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1988

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 340.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1988

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1988: 143.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1988, 3 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years