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Gateshead road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 583 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2010, and 783 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2009 (636), and casualties fell from 899.

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

Collisions in 2010
583
Down 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
783
Down 13% on 2009
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2010

1% of collisions in Gateshead in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious7112%
  • Slight50687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious769.7%
  • Slight70190%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2010 is highlighted, with 583, down 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (17%)
  • Tuesday97 (17%)
  • Wednesday93 (16%)
  • Thursday81 (14%)
  • Friday95 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (5.8%)
  • February40 (6.9%)
  • March48 (8.2%)
  • April27 (4.6%)
  • May56 (9.6%)
  • June56 (9.6%)
  • July47 (8.1%)
  • August58 (9.9%)
  • September58 (9.9%)
  • October56 (9.6%)
  • November63 (11%)
  • December40 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight455 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds466 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry364 (62%)
  • Wet or damp173 (30%)
  • Snow27 (4.6%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph362 (62%)
  • 40 mph48 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph30 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph61 (10%)
  • 70 mph81 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (26%)
  • Roundabout46 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant505 (64%)
  • Pedestrian84 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.9%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20114 (15%)
  • 21 to 25109 (14%)
  • 26 to 35132 (17%)
  • 36 to 45146 (19%)
  • 46 to 5592 (12%)
  • 56 to 6569 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.5%)
  • Over 7519 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider483 (62%)
  • Passenger216 (28%)
  • Pedestrian84 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car813 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach60 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle49 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 77th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2010

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2010, with 61 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2010

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2010: 68, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA16810313
2ndA167506704
3rdA184415215
4thB1426354004
5thB6317242807
6thA694233404
7thA1114162211
8thB1296161803
9thA695142301
10thA1(M)121902
11thA692122002
12thA1959902
13thA1854500
14thA60763400
15thB12883502
16thA1892302
17thA194(M)2301
18thB12952200
19thB63152400
20thB63162300

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2010

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 268.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2010

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2010: 128.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years