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Gateshead road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 636 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2009, and 899 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2008 (632), and casualties rose from 871.

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

Collisions in 2009
636
Up 1% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
899
Up 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2009

0.9% of collisions in Gateshead in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious7912%
  • Slight55187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious849.3%
  • Slight80990%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2009 is highlighted, with 636, up 1% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (16%)
  • Tuesday93 (15%)
  • Wednesday82 (13%)
  • Thursday107 (17%)
  • Friday112 (18%)
  • Saturday79 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (9%)
  • February46 (7.2%)
  • March64 (10%)
  • April48 (7.5%)
  • May51 (8%)
  • June46 (7.2%)
  • July49 (7.7%)
  • August41 (6.4%)
  • September48 (7.5%)
  • October63 (9.9%)
  • November70 (11%)
  • December53 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight485 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds514 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Other10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry391 (61%)
  • Wet or damp225 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Snow10 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph400 (63%)
  • 40 mph50 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph30 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph62 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph92 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway432 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (25%)
  • Roundabout37 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant618 (69%)
  • Pedestrian89 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist39 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20112 (12%)
  • 21 to 25127 (14%)
  • 26 to 35147 (16%)
  • 36 to 45166 (18%)
  • 46 to 55134 (15%)
  • 56 to 6572 (8%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.4%)
  • Over 7525 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider537 (60%)
  • Passenger273 (30%)
  • Pedestrian89 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car931 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach55 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle53 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 77th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2009

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2009, with 54 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2009

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2009: 82, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA182133116
2ndA167516907
3rdA184405203
4thB1426385105
5thB6317263700
6thA1114192700
7thA695183103
8thB1296171902
9thA694162411
10thA692101202
11thB631591211
12thA18571300
13thB128871002
14thA60766802
15thA1955600
16thA1894500
17thB63164800
18thA1(M)3300
19thA194(M)2300
20thB12952301

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2009

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 292.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2009

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2009: 152.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years