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Gateshead road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 774 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2003, and 1,139 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2002 (754), and casualties rose from 1,095.

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

Collisions in 2003
774
Up 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,139
Up 4% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2003

0.8% of collisions in Gateshead in 2003 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious719.2%
  • Slight69790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious776.8%
  • Slight1,05493%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2003 is highlighted, with 774, up 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (17%)
  • Tuesday114 (15%)
  • Wednesday88 (11%)
  • Thursday114 (15%)
  • Friday132 (17%)
  • Saturday107 (14%)
  • Sunday86 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59170 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59211 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.1%)
  • February51 (6.6%)
  • March79 (10%)
  • April57 (7.4%)
  • May65 (8.4%)
  • June72 (9.3%)
  • July68 (8.8%)
  • August51 (6.6%)
  • September82 (11%)
  • October66 (8.5%)
  • November71 (9.2%)
  • December57 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight591 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds631 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry492 (64%)
  • Wet or damp261 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.6%)
  • Mud4 (0.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph472 (61%)
  • 40 mph84 (11%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph78 (10%)
  • 70 mph127 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway495 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway235 (30%)
  • Roundabout36 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant816 (72%)
  • Pedestrian120 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (4.6%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist35 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant34 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1568 (6%)
  • 16 to 20145 (13%)
  • 21 to 25144 (13%)
  • 26 to 35267 (23%)
  • 36 to 45216 (19%)
  • 46 to 55122 (11%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.2%)
  • Over 7525 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider677 (59%)
  • Passenger342 (30%)
  • Pedestrian120 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,182 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach59 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle51 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gateshead ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 88th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2003

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2003, with 75 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2003

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2003: 100, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA110016012
2ndA184719805
3rdA167508805
4thB1296243001
5thB1426224301
6thB6317222902
7thA694192601
8thA692152405
9thA1(M)142100
10thA695142302
11thA1114131901
12thA185101610
13thB6315101900
14thA19581201
15thB63165510
16thA12314400
17thA1893700
18thA60763300
19thB13073400
20thA194(M)2401

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2003

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 365.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2003

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2003: 180.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2003, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years