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Gateshead road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 706 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1992, and 983 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1991 (650), and casualties rose from 921.

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

Collisions in 1992
706
Up 9% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
983
Up 7% on 1991
Fatal collisions
11
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1992

1.6% of collisions in Gateshead in 1992 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious14120%
  • Slight55478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious16016%
  • Slight81283%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1992 is highlighted, with 706, up 9% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (16%)
  • Tuesday96 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (11%)
  • Thursday111 (16%)
  • Friday125 (18%)
  • Saturday105 (15%)
  • Sunday74 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.9%)
  • February52 (7.4%)
  • March47 (6.7%)
  • April46 (6.5%)
  • May55 (7.8%)
  • June56 (7.9%)
  • July62 (8.8%)
  • August66 (9.3%)
  • September62 (8.8%)
  • October80 (11%)
  • November61 (8.6%)
  • December63 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight496 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds557 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry393 (56%)
  • Wet or damp294 (42%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph496 (70%)
  • 40 mph58 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph57 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph90 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway535 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (20%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant627 (64%)
  • Pedestrian208 (21%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.1%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1050 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1576 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20125 (13%)
  • 21 to 25127 (13%)
  • 26 to 35209 (21%)
  • 36 to 45150 (15%)
  • 46 to 55101 (10%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.4%)
  • Over 7523 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider502 (51%)
  • Passenger273 (28%)
  • Pedestrian208 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,005 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle35 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 109th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1992

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1992: 72, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17211929
2ndA1846682113
3rdA167587408
4thB1426385616
5thA695274115
6thB12962536011
7thA692183203
8thA694172315
9thB1288131305
10thB6317131901
11thB6315121503
12thA1955603
13thA1854601
14thA1893402
15thB63163501
16thA1(M)2701
17thA194(M)2200
18thA60762301
19thB12952200
20thB13072501

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1992

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 379.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1992

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1992: 158.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1992, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years