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Gateshead road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 650 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1991, and 921 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1990 (681), and casualties fell from 943.

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

Collisions in 1991
650
Down 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
921
Down 2% on 1990
Fatal collisions
9
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1991

1.4% of collisions in Gateshead in 1991 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious15424%
  • Slight48775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious18720%
  • Slight72579%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1991 is highlighted, with 650, down 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (15%)
  • Tuesday68 (10%)
  • Wednesday83 (13%)
  • Thursday106 (16%)
  • Friday117 (18%)
  • Saturday93 (14%)
  • Sunday85 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.8%)
  • February42 (6.5%)
  • March54 (8.3%)
  • April46 (7.1%)
  • May54 (8.3%)
  • June46 (7.1%)
  • July58 (8.9%)
  • August54 (8.3%)
  • September43 (6.6%)
  • October63 (9.7%)
  • November68 (10%)
  • December65 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight427 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit206 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds507 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other10 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (54%)
  • Wet or damp282 (43%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.4%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph445 (68%)
  • 40 mph53 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph77 (12%)
  • 70 mph73 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway488 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (20%)
  • Roundabout26 (4%)
  • 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 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant566 (61%)
  • Pedestrian193 (21%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1071 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20134 (15%)
  • 21 to 25134 (15%)
  • 26 to 35198 (21%)
  • 36 to 45126 (14%)
  • 46 to 5573 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.8%)
  • Over 7519 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider461 (50%)
  • Passenger267 (29%)
  • Pedestrian193 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car897 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach44 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle35 (3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 126th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1991

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1991: 61, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA161103213
2ndA1675872018
3rdA1845069010
4thB1426314309
5thB1296253405
6thA695233314
7thB6317172101
8thA692162803
9thA694152903
10thA1957900
11thB63156901
12thA1855501
13thA194(M)5900
14thB12885901
15thA1894401
16thA60764500
17thB12954701
18thA1(M)3400
19thB13073601
20thB63142301

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1991

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 357.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1991

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1991: 164.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1991, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years