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Gateshead road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 746 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1997, and 1,085 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (753), and casualties fell from 1,142.

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

Collisions in 1997
746
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,085
Down 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1997

1.3% of collisions in Gateshead in 1997 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious9413%
  • Slight64286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious11411%
  • Slight96088%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1997 is highlighted, with 746, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (16%)
  • Tuesday110 (15%)
  • Wednesday100 (13%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday128 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (12%)
  • Sunday82 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59203 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.8%)
  • February77 (10%)
  • March48 (6.4%)
  • April51 (6.8%)
  • May76 (10%)
  • June65 (8.7%)
  • July50 (6.7%)
  • August54 (7.2%)
  • September48 (6.4%)
  • October62 (8.3%)
  • November87 (12%)
  • December70 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight559 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds555 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry437 (59%)
  • Wet or damp308 (41%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph481 (64%)
  • 40 mph75 (10%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph56 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph125 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway478 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway229 (31%)
  • Roundabout30 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant743 (68%)
  • Pedestrian163 (15%)
  • Cyclist55 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1063 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1560 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20147 (14%)
  • 21 to 25140 (13%)
  • 26 to 35258 (24%)
  • 36 to 45151 (14%)
  • 46 to 55100 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6551 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7548 (4.4%)
  • Over 7527 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider581 (54%)
  • Passenger341 (31%)
  • Pedestrian163 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,137 (79%)
  • Bus or coach65 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle30 (2.1%)
  • Motorcycle28 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 103rd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1997

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1997: 81, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA18113717
2ndA1847710314
3rdA167527216
4thA695324709
5thB1296294114
6thB1426263305
7thA692233904
8thA694233021
9thB6317162205
10thA194(M)92103
11thB128891902
12thA19581300
13thA1(M)71101
14thA1856901
15thB631561001
16thA1893500
17thB13073400
18thA12312200
19thA11141100
20thA60761101

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1997

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 374.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1997

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1997: 168.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1997, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years