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Gateshead road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 681 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1990, and 943 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989, and casualties rose from 912.

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

Collisions in 1990
681
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
943
Up 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1990

1.2% of collisions in Gateshead in 1990 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious16224%
  • Slight51175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious17619%
  • Slight75980%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1990 is highlighted, with 681, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (15%)
  • Tuesday88 (13%)
  • Wednesday95 (14%)
  • Thursday118 (17%)
  • Friday114 (17%)
  • Saturday94 (14%)
  • Sunday71 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.8%)
  • February45 (6.6%)
  • March40 (5.9%)
  • April44 (6.5%)
  • May60 (8.8%)
  • June59 (8.7%)
  • July63 (9.3%)
  • August51 (7.5%)
  • September57 (8.4%)
  • October59 (8.7%)
  • November78 (11%)
  • December72 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight456 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit198 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds530 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry412 (60%)
  • Wet or damp255 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph467 (69%)
  • 40 mph47 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph77 (11%)
  • 70 mph87 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway514 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (21%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant549 (58%)
  • Pedestrian217 (23%)
  • Cyclist48 (5.1%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant42 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1066 (7%)
  • 11 to 1559 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20158 (17%)
  • 21 to 25135 (14%)
  • 26 to 35210 (22%)
  • 36 to 4597 (10%)
  • 46 to 5564 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.4%)
  • Over 7529 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (48%)
  • Passenger277 (29%)
  • Pedestrian217 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car894 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach46 (3.8%)
  • Motorcycle46 (3.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 137th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
137th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1990

The A6127 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1990: 57, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6127577828
2ndA69569515
3rdA6925269012
4thA6115374539
5thB12963746010
6thA695325116
7thB601162106
8thA694132104
9thB6317121303
10thB631591404
11thA60818802
12thA60848901
13thA1856801
14thB142661000
15thB12884402
16thB12954401
17thA12313300
18thA1953500
19thA607621101
20thA60822601

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1990

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 396.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1990

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1990: 164.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years