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Gateshead road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 789 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 1999, and 1,161 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1998 (766), and casualties rose from 1,092.

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

Collisions in 1999
789
Up 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,161
Up 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 1999

1% of collisions in Gateshead in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious8611%
  • Slight69588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious1109.5%
  • Slight1,04290%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 1999 is highlighted, with 789, up 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (15%)
  • Tuesday128 (16%)
  • Wednesday116 (15%)
  • Thursday113 (14%)
  • Friday144 (18%)
  • Saturday87 (11%)
  • Sunday84 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59240 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (7.2%)
  • February59 (7.5%)
  • March58 (7.4%)
  • April61 (7.7%)
  • May79 (10%)
  • June69 (8.7%)
  • July61 (7.7%)
  • August62 (7.9%)
  • September70 (8.9%)
  • October57 (7.2%)
  • November82 (10%)
  • December74 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight592 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit52 (6.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds628 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry482 (61%)
  • Wet or damp295 (37%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph500 (63%)
  • 40 mph72 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph65 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph139 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway499 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway231 (29%)
  • Roundabout51 (6.5%)
  • 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 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant820 (71%)
  • Pedestrian149 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (4.3%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist46 (4%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1057 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1563 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20154 (13%)
  • 21 to 25121 (10%)
  • 26 to 35288 (25%)
  • 36 to 45196 (17%)
  • 46 to 55110 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6572 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.3%)
  • Over 7526 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider637 (55%)
  • Passenger375 (32%)
  • Pedestrian149 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,234 (80%)
  • Bus or coach60 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (3.2%)
  • Motorcycle48 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 94th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 1999

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 1999: 106, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1106190110
2ndA184729913
3rdA1676310517
4thB1426364704
5thB6317335004
6thA695202603
7thB1296183103
8thA694171901
9thA1(M)142910
10thA692142205
11thB1288101412
12thA19581200
13thA11146600
14thA1856802
15thA194(M)6901
16thA12314500
17thA1894510
18thA60764702
19thB63154601
20thB63163600

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 1999

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 365.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 1999

NE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 1999: 174.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years