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Gateshead road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 681 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1989, and 912 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (662), and casualties rose from 830.

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

Collisions in 1989
681
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
912
Up 10% on 1988
Fatal collisions
18
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1989

2.6% of collisions in Gateshead in 1989 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.6%
  • Serious16725%
  • Slight49673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.1%
  • Serious18220%
  • Slight71178%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1989 is highlighted, with 681, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (12%)
  • Wednesday73 (11%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday133 (20%)
  • Saturday127 (19%)
  • Sunday74 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (5.7%)
  • February56 (8.2%)
  • March54 (7.9%)
  • April62 (9.1%)
  • May48 (7%)
  • June52 (7.6%)
  • July44 (6.5%)
  • August63 (9.3%)
  • September56 (8.2%)
  • October77 (11%)
  • November71 (10%)
  • December59 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight480 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds549 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry426 (63%)
  • Wet or damp249 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph468 (69%)
  • 40 mph56 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph75 (11%)
  • 70 mph80 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway510 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (20%)
  • Roundabout26 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant496 (54%)
  • Pedestrian224 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist45 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 1063 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6%)
  • 16 to 20151 (17%)
  • 21 to 25133 (15%)
  • 26 to 35162 (18%)
  • 36 to 4595 (10%)
  • 46 to 5583 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.6%)
  • Over 7518 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (46%)
  • Passenger264 (29%)
  • Pedestrian224 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car850 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (9%)
  • Motorcycle56 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach48 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 133rd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1989

The A69 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1989: 51, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69518626
2ndA61274759017
3rdA6924256310
4thA6115385609
5thA695304416
6thA694223817
7thB1296222913
8thB6317222417
9thB601171805
10thB1426152411
11thA6084131301
12thA185111304
13thA6081111304
14thA607691102
15thA19581202
16thB63157702
17thA1(M)41000
18thB12884501
19thB12954601
20thA12313402

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1989

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 338.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1989

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1989: 144.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1989, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years