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Gateshead road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 657 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2007, and 899 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2006 (727), and casualties fell from 1,066.

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

Collisions in 2007
657
Down 10% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
899
Down 16% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2007

0.8% of collisions in Gateshead in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious7011%
  • Slight58289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious808.9%
  • Slight81491%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2007 is highlighted, with 657, down 10% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (12%)
  • Tuesday99 (15%)
  • Wednesday95 (14%)
  • Thursday107 (16%)
  • Friday110 (17%)
  • Saturday104 (16%)
  • Sunday63 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8.5%)
  • February54 (8.2%)
  • March59 (9%)
  • April40 (6.1%)
  • May47 (7.2%)
  • June50 (7.6%)
  • July59 (9%)
  • August46 (7%)
  • September56 (8.5%)
  • October63 (9.6%)
  • November77 (12%)
  • December50 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight487 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds531 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry408 (62%)
  • Wet or damp241 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph399 (61%)
  • 40 mph70 (11%)
  • 50 mph26 (4%)
  • 60 mph61 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph100 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway181 (28%)
  • Roundabout42 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant600 (67%)
  • Pedestrian108 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (5%)
  • Van occupant43 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20147 (16%)
  • 21 to 25129 (14%)
  • 26 to 35178 (20%)
  • 36 to 45158 (18%)
  • 46 to 55104 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.3%)
  • Over 7524 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider549 (61%)
  • Passenger242 (27%)
  • Pedestrian108 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car994 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (6%)
  • Motorcycle52 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach51 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 88th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2007

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2007, with 66 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2007

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2007: 83, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA18313816
2ndA184668802
3rdA167405103
4thB6317243604
5thA694192502
6thA695193304
7thA1114183002
8thB1426182002
9thB1296141801
10thA69291101
11thA18581001
12thA19581200
13thB12887901
14thB63157811
15thA60765802
16thB12955701
17thA1(M)4501
18thA1894511
19thA194(M)4400
20thB63164501

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2007

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 300.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2007

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2007: 139.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years