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Gateshead road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 519 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2011, and 698 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2010 (583), and casualties fell from 783.

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

Collisions in 2011
519
Down 11% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
698
Down 11% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2011

0.8% of collisions in Gateshead in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5711%
  • Slight45888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious639%
  • Slight63190%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2011 is highlighted, with 519, down 11% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday95 (18%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday86 (17%)
  • Friday83 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (11%)
  • Sunday45 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6%)
  • February45 (8.7%)
  • March49 (9.4%)
  • April29 (5.6%)
  • May51 (9.8%)
  • June41 (7.9%)
  • July41 (7.9%)
  • August51 (9.8%)
  • September49 (9.4%)
  • October56 (11%)
  • November42 (8.1%)
  • December34 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight400 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds429 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry355 (68%)
  • Wet or damp157 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph334 (64%)
  • 40 mph50 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph56 (11%)
  • 60 mph45 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph28 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (23%)
  • Roundabout36 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant426 (61%)
  • Pedestrian75 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist44 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2078 (11%)
  • 21 to 2586 (12%)
  • 26 to 35118 (17%)
  • 36 to 45133 (19%)
  • 46 to 5597 (14%)
  • 56 to 6559 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.3%)
  • Over 7529 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider432 (62%)
  • Passenger191 (27%)
  • Pedestrian75 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car686 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach56 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 84th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2011

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2011, with 54 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2011

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2011: 63, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1639803
2ndA167516205
3rdA184374210
4thB1296313604
5thB6317213101
6thB1426141601
7thA692121601
8thA694121403
9thA695121902
10thA1114111800
11thA19591002
12thA1(M)61000
13thA1855500
14thA12314500
15thA60763601
16thB12883400
17thA1892310
18thB63152201
19thB13071100
20thB63161200

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2011

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 255.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2011

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2011: 118.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2011, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years