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Gateshead road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 717 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2005, and 986 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2004 (718), and casualties fell from 1,021.

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

Collisions in 2005
717
Level with 2004
Casualties in 2005
986
Down 3% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2005

1% of collisions in Gateshead in 2005 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious659.1%
  • Slight64590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious717.2%
  • Slight90892%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2005 is highlighted, with 717, level with 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (14%)
  • Tuesday112 (16%)
  • Wednesday105 (15%)
  • Thursday106 (15%)
  • Friday126 (18%)
  • Saturday80 (11%)
  • Sunday89 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (9.3%)
  • February43 (6%)
  • March55 (7.7%)
  • April50 (7%)
  • May60 (8.4%)
  • June46 (6.4%)
  • July51 (7.1%)
  • August64 (8.9%)
  • September60 (8.4%)
  • October83 (12%)
  • November69 (9.6%)
  • December69 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight509 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds561 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry422 (59%)
  • Wet or damp280 (39%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph434 (61%)
  • 40 mph73 (10%)
  • 50 mph27 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph77 (11%)
  • 70 mph105 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway448 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway195 (27%)
  • Roundabout41 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant700 (71%)
  • Pedestrian110 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist34 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20122 (12%)
  • 21 to 25118 (12%)
  • 26 to 35228 (23%)
  • 36 to 45190 (19%)
  • 46 to 55100 (10%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.3%)
  • Over 7520 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider611 (62%)
  • Passenger265 (27%)
  • Pedestrian110 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,068 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (6%)
  • Motorcycle64 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach42 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 91st most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2005

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2005, with 68 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2005

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2005: 98, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19815805
2ndA184648122
3rdA167516714
4thB1426313501
5thB6317304904
6thA694243914
7thB1296202600
8thA695152103
9thA692141802
10thA1114131601
11thB128891300
12thA1(M)71610
13thB12957700
14thA194(M)61403
15thA1956900
16thB631561201
17thA1895900
18thA60765602
19thA1853300
20thB63142200

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2005

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 326.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2005

NE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2005: 143.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years