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Gateshead road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 746 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1994, and 1,078 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1993 (621), and casualties rose from 857.

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

Collisions in 1994
746
Up 20% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,078
Up 26% on 1993
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1994

0.5% of collisions in Gateshead in 1994 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious15721%
  • Slight58578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious17416%
  • Slight90083%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1994 is highlighted, with 746, up 20% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (12%)
  • Tuesday107 (14%)
  • Wednesday104 (14%)
  • Thursday113 (15%)
  • Friday128 (17%)
  • Saturday111 (15%)
  • Sunday94 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8%)
  • February61 (8.2%)
  • March55 (7.4%)
  • April47 (6.3%)
  • May51 (6.8%)
  • June60 (8%)
  • July67 (9%)
  • August49 (6.6%)
  • September58 (7.8%)
  • October83 (11%)
  • November74 (9.9%)
  • December81 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight641 (86%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (7.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds586 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry418 (56%)
  • Wet or damp307 (41%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.3%)
  • Snow8 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph501 (67%)
  • 40 mph58 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph71 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph106 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway533 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (22%)
  • Roundabout41 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant713 (66%)
  • Pedestrian192 (18%)
  • Cyclist44 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.9%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1062 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1587 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20146 (14%)
  • 21 to 25172 (16%)
  • 26 to 35237 (22%)
  • 36 to 45128 (12%)
  • 46 to 5591 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.3%)
  • Over 7521 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider545 (51%)
  • Passenger341 (32%)
  • Pedestrian192 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,108 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach56 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.1%)
  • Motorcycle36 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 101st most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1994

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1994: 71, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA17113513
2ndA1676075110
3rdA1845589119
4thB1426353804
5thA695325107
6thB12962937010
7thA692234716
8thA694223306
9thB6317192502
10thB128881000
11thB631581404
12thA1956702
13thA1854501
14thA1(M)3501
15thA12313300
16thA194(M)2401
17thA60762601
18thB12952300
19thB63142202
20thA1891100

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1994

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 382.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1994

NE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1994: 151.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1994, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years