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Gateshead road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 753 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1996, and 1,142 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1995 (652), and casualties rose from 923.

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

Collisions in 1996
753
Up 15% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,142
Up 24% on 1995
Fatal collisions
12
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1996

1.6% of collisions in Gateshead in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious11716%
  • Slight62483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious13612%
  • Slight99387%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1996 is highlighted, with 753, up 15% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (13%)
  • Tuesday94 (12%)
  • Wednesday113 (15%)
  • Thursday104 (14%)
  • Friday132 (18%)
  • Saturday107 (14%)
  • Sunday104 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59206 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.7%)
  • February67 (8.9%)
  • March59 (7.8%)
  • April49 (6.5%)
  • May49 (6.5%)
  • June47 (6.2%)
  • July66 (8.8%)
  • August53 (7%)
  • September65 (8.6%)
  • October82 (11%)
  • November71 (9.4%)
  • December87 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight511 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit208 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds592 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry415 (55%)
  • Wet or damp326 (43%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph513 (68%)
  • 40 mph44 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph77 (10%)
  • 70 mph108 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway517 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway172 (23%)
  • Roundabout53 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant787 (69%)
  • Pedestrian180 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (4%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist36 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1056 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1585 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20140 (12%)
  • 21 to 25168 (15%)
  • 26 to 35270 (24%)
  • 36 to 45156 (14%)
  • 46 to 5591 (8%)
  • 56 to 6569 (6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.3%)
  • Over 7531 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider585 (51%)
  • Passenger377 (33%)
  • Pedestrian180 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,148 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach47 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle39 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 100th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1996

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1996: 90, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA190170011
2ndA184668718
3rdA167567716
4thB1426395317
5thB1296306103
6thA695283903
7thA694264414
8thB6317182701
9thA692152810
10thA1(M)6901
11thB12886700
12thB631561103
13thA1854503
14thA1954401
15thB63164500
16thA1893401
17thA194(M)31000
18thA60763501
19thA12311300
20thB12951100

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1996

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 385.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1996

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1996: 181.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years