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Gateshead road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 632 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2008, and 871 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2007 (657), and casualties fell from 899.

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

Collisions in 2008
632
Down 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
871
Down 3% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2008

0.9% of collisions in Gateshead in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious7312%
  • Slight55388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious748.5%
  • Slight79191%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2008 is highlighted, with 632, down 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (13%)
  • Tuesday102 (16%)
  • Wednesday103 (16%)
  • Thursday104 (16%)
  • Friday90 (14%)
  • Saturday87 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.4%)
  • February55 (8.7%)
  • March55 (8.7%)
  • April61 (9.7%)
  • May48 (7.6%)
  • June59 (9.3%)
  • July46 (7.3%)
  • August49 (7.8%)
  • September47 (7.4%)
  • October65 (10%)
  • November60 (9.5%)
  • December40 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight494 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds509 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry401 (63%)
  • Wet or damp213 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.9%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph389 (62%)
  • 40 mph57 (9%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph61 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph103 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway172 (27%)
  • Roundabout38 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant594 (68%)
  • Pedestrian97 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist35 (4%)
  • Van occupant35 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20128 (15%)
  • 21 to 25122 (14%)
  • 26 to 35170 (20%)
  • 36 to 45170 (20%)
  • 46 to 5586 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6574 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.9%)
  • Over 7520 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider556 (64%)
  • Passenger218 (25%)
  • Pedestrian97 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car904 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (8%)
  • Bus or coach56 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle47 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gateshead ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 82nd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2008

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2008, with 47 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2008

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2008: 95, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19515525
2ndA184527103
3rdA167444807
4thB6317293602
5thB1426223002
6thA1114172702
7thA694162105
8thA695162815
9thB1296152103
10thA1(M)122001
11thA692111403
12thB128881000
13thA1957811
14thA1855701
15thA12313400
16thA60763301
17thB63153400
18thA1892300
19thA194(M)2300
20thB63162200

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2008

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 282.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2008

NE11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2008: 136.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2008, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Gateshead road accidents in other years