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Gateshead road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 766 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1998, and 1,092 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1997 (746), and casualties rose from 1,085.

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

Collisions in 1998
766
Up 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,092
Up 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1998

0.5% of collisions in Gateshead in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious8211%
  • Slight68089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious928.4%
  • Slight99691%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1998 is highlighted, with 766, up 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (16%)
  • Tuesday119 (16%)
  • Wednesday119 (16%)
  • Thursday103 (13%)
  • Friday121 (16%)
  • Saturday99 (13%)
  • Sunday85 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59213 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.3%)
  • February68 (8.9%)
  • March70 (9.1%)
  • April62 (8.1%)
  • May60 (7.8%)
  • June55 (7.2%)
  • July59 (7.7%)
  • August54 (7%)
  • September52 (6.8%)
  • October77 (10%)
  • November78 (10%)
  • December75 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight541 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit183 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds566 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry421 (55%)
  • Wet or damp342 (45%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph486 (63%)
  • 40 mph80 (10%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph67 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph123 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway495 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway207 (27%)
  • Roundabout56 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant783 (72%)
  • Pedestrian162 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist37 (3.4%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1070 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1560 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20137 (13%)
  • 21 to 25116 (11%)
  • 26 to 35298 (27%)
  • 36 to 45170 (16%)
  • 46 to 55110 (10%)
  • 56 to 6539 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.4%)
  • Over 7515 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider614 (56%)
  • Passenger316 (29%)
  • Pedestrian162 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,187 (83%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach55 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (2.8%)
  • Motorcycle26 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 99th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1998

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1998: 87, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA18715218
2ndA1847210715
3rdA167648515
4thB1426325006
5thA695263405
6thB1296242904
7thA692192500
8thB6317161902
9thA694152503
10thB6315111502
11thA194(M)91811
12thA19591100
13thA1(M)71601
14thA1857701
15thB12887901
16thB12953400
17thB13073401
18thA1892502
19thA60762200
20thB63162300

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1998

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 371.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1998

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1998: 183.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years