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Gateshead road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 800 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2000, and 1,192 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1999 (789), and casualties rose from 1,161.

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

Collisions in 2000
800
Up 1% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,192
Up 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2000

1% of collisions in Gateshead in 2000 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious8310%
  • Slight70989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious937.8%
  • Slight1,09192%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2000 is highlighted, with 800, up 1% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (15%)
  • Tuesday119 (15%)
  • Wednesday103 (13%)
  • Thursday134 (17%)
  • Friday143 (18%)
  • Saturday102 (13%)
  • Sunday78 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59224 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (10%)
  • February55 (6.9%)
  • March52 (6.5%)
  • April64 (8%)
  • May62 (7.8%)
  • June61 (7.6%)
  • July60 (7.5%)
  • August57 (7.1%)
  • September64 (8%)
  • October78 (9.8%)
  • November89 (11%)
  • December76 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight579 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit175 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (3.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds590 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry420 (53%)
  • Wet or damp372 (47%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph523 (65%)
  • 40 mph80 (10%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph53 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph129 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway534 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway202 (25%)
  • Roundabout53 (6.6%)
  • 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 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant886 (74%)
  • Pedestrian135 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (4%)
  • Cyclist43 (3.6%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1062 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1570 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20129 (11%)
  • 21 to 25129 (11%)
  • 26 to 35302 (25%)
  • 36 to 45221 (19%)
  • 46 to 55112 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6574 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.4%)
  • Over 7522 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider700 (59%)
  • Passenger357 (30%)
  • Pedestrian135 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,327 (84%)
  • Bus or coach50 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (3%)
  • Motorcycle45 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 94th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2000

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2000: 110, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA111020125
2ndA184528203
3rdB6317489806
4thA167436013
5thB1296354306
6thA694263503
7thB1426253812
8thA695244326
9thA692172801
10thB128891001
11thA194(M)8800
12thB631581001
13thA1857901
14thA11145701
15thB63165700
16thA1(M)4500
17thA1954802
18thA1893800
19thB12953401
20thA12312300

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2000

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 362.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2000

NE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2000: 169.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2000, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years