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Gateshead road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 652 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1995, and 923 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1994 (746), and casualties fell from 1,078.

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

Collisions in 1995
652
Down 13% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
923
Down 14% on 1994
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1995

1.1% of collisions in Gateshead in 1995 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious10115%
  • Slight54483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious11312%
  • Slight80387%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1995 is highlighted, with 652, down 13% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (12%)
  • Wednesday94 (14%)
  • Thursday123 (19%)
  • Friday93 (14%)
  • Saturday96 (15%)
  • Sunday78 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (8.1%)
  • February46 (7.1%)
  • March56 (8.6%)
  • April38 (5.8%)
  • May57 (8.7%)
  • June57 (8.7%)
  • July48 (7.4%)
  • August39 (6%)
  • September60 (9.2%)
  • October58 (8.9%)
  • November78 (12%)
  • December62 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight499 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds532 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry402 (62%)
  • Wet or damp236 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.4%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph445 (68%)
  • 40 mph50 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph60 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph91 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway451 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway152 (23%)
  • Roundabout37 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant624 (68%)
  • Pedestrian156 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (4%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist28 (3%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1049 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6%)
  • 16 to 20116 (13%)
  • 21 to 25108 (12%)
  • 26 to 35230 (25%)
  • 36 to 45154 (17%)
  • 46 to 5582 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.8%)
  • Over 7526 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider487 (53%)
  • Passenger280 (30%)
  • Pedestrian156 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car962 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach51 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (2.6%)
  • Motorcycle30 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 119th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1995

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1995: 69, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA169117010
2ndA167619037
3rdA184558209
4thB1296253306
5thA695233608
6thA694213202
7thB1426212601
8thA692162302
9thB6317161900
10thA185111301
11thA19581001
12thB63157804
13thA194(M)51101
14thB128851000
15thA1(M)4401
16thB12953300
17thB13073300
18thA12312300
19thA60762700
20thB63162600

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1995

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 330.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1995

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1995: 138.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1995, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years