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Gateshead road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 727 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2006, and 1,066 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2005 (717), and casualties rose from 986.

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

Collisions in 2006
727
Up 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,066
Up 8% on 2005
Fatal collisions
10
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2006

1.4% of collisions in Gateshead in 2006 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious598.1%
  • Slight65891%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious656.1%
  • Slight99193%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2006 is highlighted, with 727, up 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (13%)
  • Tuesday102 (14%)
  • Wednesday114 (16%)
  • Thursday109 (15%)
  • Friday117 (16%)
  • Saturday117 (16%)
  • Sunday74 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.4%)
  • February47 (6.5%)
  • March61 (8.4%)
  • April52 (7.2%)
  • May68 (9.4%)
  • June66 (9.1%)
  • July70 (9.6%)
  • August65 (8.9%)
  • September68 (9.4%)
  • October51 (7%)
  • November81 (11%)
  • December44 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight549 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds588 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry475 (65%)
  • Wet or damp247 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph430 (59%)
  • 40 mph78 (11%)
  • 50 mph25 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph76 (10%)
  • 70 mph116 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway455 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway204 (28%)
  • Roundabout40 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant778 (73%)
  • Pedestrian93 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist36 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant32 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2%)
  • 11 to 1550 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20184 (17%)
  • 21 to 25145 (14%)
  • 26 to 35231 (22%)
  • 36 to 45168 (16%)
  • 46 to 55128 (12%)
  • 56 to 6568 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (2.7%)
  • Over 7520 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider643 (60%)
  • Passenger330 (31%)
  • Pedestrian93 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,109 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach52 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle52 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 77th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2006

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2006, with 70 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2006

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2006: 110, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA111018225
2ndA184649105
3rdA167618705
4thB1426376114
5thA694294210
6thB6317284902
7thB1296192701
8thA1114182801
9thA695182702
10thA692121303
11thB1288101400
12thA1(M)91910
13thA194(M)6602
14thA607661001
15thA1855501
16thA1955501
17thA1894600
18thB63153301
19thA12312300
20thB63952201

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2006

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 329.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2006

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2006: 159.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2006, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years