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Gateshead road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 621 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1993, and 857 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1992 (706), and casualties fell from 983.

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

Collisions in 1993
621
Down 12% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
857
Down 13% on 1992
Fatal collisions
14
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1993

2.3% of collisions in Gateshead in 1993 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious9315%
  • Slight51483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious10312%
  • Slight74086%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1993 is highlighted, with 621, down 12% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (15%)
  • Tuesday88 (14%)
  • Wednesday97 (16%)
  • Thursday108 (17%)
  • Friday102 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (11%)
  • Sunday63 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.2%)
  • February40 (6.4%)
  • March40 (6.4%)
  • April53 (8.5%)
  • May54 (8.7%)
  • June57 (9.2%)
  • July52 (8.4%)
  • August52 (8.4%)
  • September60 (9.7%)
  • October56 (9%)
  • November59 (9.5%)
  • December53 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight454 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds481 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (57%)
  • Wet or damp254 (41%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph433 (70%)
  • 40 mph44 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph55 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph87 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway463 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (21%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant520 (61%)
  • Pedestrian175 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist48 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant26 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1061 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1557 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20122 (14%)
  • 21 to 2598 (11%)
  • 26 to 35198 (23%)
  • 36 to 45106 (12%)
  • 46 to 5588 (10%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.9%)
  • Over 7521 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider423 (49%)
  • Passenger259 (30%)
  • Pedestrian175 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car875 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach45 (4%)
  • Motorcycle28 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 126th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
126th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1993

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1993: 64, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16410805
2ndA167536839
3rdA184455414
4thB1296334027
5thB1426283325
6thA695212712
7thA692183106
8thA694162212
9thB6317141903
10thB6315101101
11thA18561202
12thA1(M)4502
13thA194(M)4900
14thB12884502
15thA1953301
16thB63142901
17thB63162300
18thA12311100
19thA1891100
20thA60761400

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1993

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 330.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1993

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1993: 132.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1993, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years