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Gateshead road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 864 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2001, and 1,290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2000 (800), and casualties rose from 1,192.

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

Collisions in 2001
864
Up 8% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,290
Up 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2001

0.7% of collisions in Gateshead in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious9411%
  • Slight76488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious1068.2%
  • Slight1,17891%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2001 is highlighted, with 864, up 8% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (15%)
  • Tuesday125 (14%)
  • Wednesday135 (16%)
  • Thursday142 (16%)
  • Friday120 (14%)
  • Saturday122 (14%)
  • Sunday92 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59165 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59162 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59217 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (10%)
  • February75 (8.7%)
  • March64 (7.4%)
  • April47 (5.4%)
  • May85 (9.8%)
  • June65 (7.5%)
  • July59 (6.8%)
  • August65 (7.5%)
  • September73 (8.4%)
  • October71 (8.2%)
  • November92 (11%)
  • December82 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight635 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit190 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds673 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry480 (56%)
  • Wet or damp360 (42%)
  • Snow9 (1%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph578 (67%)
  • 40 mph75 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph63 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph134 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway577 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway221 (26%)
  • Roundabout48 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant922 (71%)
  • Pedestrian159 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist40 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1059 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1570 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20144 (11%)
  • 21 to 25150 (12%)
  • 26 to 35315 (24%)
  • 36 to 45245 (19%)
  • 46 to 55150 (12%)
  • 56 to 6567 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7534 (2.6%)
  • Over 7527 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider748 (58%)
  • Passenger383 (30%)
  • Pedestrian159 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,379 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle59 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach55 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Gateshead

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gateshead ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 81st most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2001

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2001, with 83 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2001

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2001: 99, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19918407
2ndA1847811003
3rdA167609015
4thB1426385907
5thB6317375111
6thA692325102
7thB1296273914
8thA694244203
9thA695173404
10thA1114142011
11thB1288132001
12thA1(M)81210
13thB63157800
14thA1956701
15thA1854700
16thA60764901
17thA194(M)3600
18thA1892200
19thB63162201
20thA12311100

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2001

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 441.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2001

NE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2001: 197.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years