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Gateshead road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 754 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2002, and 1,095 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2001 (864), and casualties fell from 1,290.

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

Collisions in 2002
754
Down 13% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,095
Down 15% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2002

0.8% of collisions in Gateshead in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious8111%
  • Slight66788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious877.9%
  • Slight1,00292%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2002 is highlighted, with 754, down 13% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (12%)
  • Tuesday108 (14%)
  • Wednesday111 (15%)
  • Thursday117 (16%)
  • Friday136 (18%)
  • Saturday105 (14%)
  • Sunday84 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59161 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59203 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (9.7%)
  • February59 (7.8%)
  • March62 (8.2%)
  • April63 (8.4%)
  • May53 (7%)
  • June44 (5.8%)
  • July56 (7.4%)
  • August61 (8.1%)
  • September56 (7.4%)
  • October75 (9.9%)
  • November79 (10%)
  • December73 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight552 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds573 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry425 (56%)
  • Wet or damp316 (42%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph480 (64%)
  • 40 mph67 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph63 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph129 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway499 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway220 (29%)
  • Roundabout30 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant776 (71%)
  • Pedestrian115 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist41 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1047 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1576 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20126 (12%)
  • 21 to 25126 (12%)
  • 26 to 35283 (26%)
  • 36 to 45188 (17%)
  • 46 to 55127 (12%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.1%)
  • Over 7521 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider637 (58%)
  • Passenger343 (31%)
  • Pedestrian115 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,200 (80%)
  • Motorcycle64 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach62 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 91st most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2002

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2002, with 68 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2002

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2002: 105, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA110520016
2ndA167516303
3rdA184495903
4thB1426364701
5thB1296283415
6thB6317263402
7thA694223502
8thA695162405
9thA692132001
10thA1(M)121404
11thA1114121501
12thA19591502
13thB128891101
14thA1857902
15thB63156901
16thA18941200
17thA194(M)4501
18thB12953400
19thB63163700
20thA12312200

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2002

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 355.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2002

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2002: 163.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years