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Gateshead road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 718 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2004, and 1,021 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2003 (774), and casualties fell from 1,139.

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

Collisions in 2004
718
Down 7% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,021
Down 10% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2004

1.1% of collisions in Gateshead in 2004 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious659.1%
  • Slight64590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious727.1%
  • Slight94192%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2004 is highlighted, with 718, down 7% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (15%)
  • Tuesday119 (17%)
  • Wednesday104 (14%)
  • Thursday93 (13%)
  • Friday123 (17%)
  • Saturday103 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (9.6%)
  • February55 (7.7%)
  • March66 (9.2%)
  • April50 (7%)
  • May54 (7.5%)
  • June45 (6.3%)
  • July46 (6.4%)
  • August50 (7%)
  • September46 (6.4%)
  • October80 (11%)
  • November87 (12%)
  • December70 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight521 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit175 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds552 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (4.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry414 (58%)
  • Wet or damp286 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph435 (61%)
  • 40 mph81 (11%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph69 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph117 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway196 (27%)
  • Roundabout52 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant720 (71%)
  • Pedestrian114 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist31 (3%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1045 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1560 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20120 (12%)
  • 21 to 25136 (13%)
  • 26 to 35204 (20%)
  • 36 to 45205 (20%)
  • 46 to 55107 (10%)
  • 56 to 6564 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.1%)
  • Over 7529 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider617 (60%)
  • Passenger290 (28%)
  • Pedestrian114 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,098 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle58 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach54 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 92nd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2004

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2004, with 74 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2004

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2004: 85, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA18513113
2ndA184628225
3rdA167468014
4thB1426273103
5thB6317273302
6thA692182703
7thA695172806
8thA1(M)142301
9thA1114142600
10thB1296141500
11thA694131905
12thB6315101201
13thA19571501
14thA60765701
15thA12314600
16thA1894500
17thA194(M)4500
18thB63954700
19thA1853400
20thB12883300

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2004

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 332.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2004

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2004: 160.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2004, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years