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Gateshead road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 493 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2012, and 737 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2011 (519), and casualties rose from 698.

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

Collisions in 2012
493
Down 5% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
737
Up 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Gateshead in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight42386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious7510%
  • Slight65989%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2012 is highlighted, with 493, down 5% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday85 (17%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.5%)
  • February46 (9.3%)
  • March46 (9.3%)
  • April37 (7.5%)
  • May48 (9.7%)
  • June50 (10%)
  • July33 (6.7%)
  • August35 (7.1%)
  • September41 (8.3%)
  • October44 (8.9%)
  • November36 (7.3%)
  • December40 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds410 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (64%)
  • Wet or damp152 (31%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (2.8%)
  • 30 mph309 (63%)
  • 40 mph48 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph57 (12%)
  • 60 mph47 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph18 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway330 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (23%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant475 (64%)
  • Pedestrian76 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2080 (11%)
  • 21 to 2588 (12%)
  • 26 to 35138 (19%)
  • 36 to 45152 (21%)
  • 46 to 55106 (14%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.8%)
  • Over 7526 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (56%)
  • Passenger245 (33%)
  • Pedestrian76 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car697 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach53 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle45 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 84th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2012

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2012, with 59 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2012

The A184 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2012: 43, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA184435904
2ndA1418501
3rdA167416205
4thB1296252906
5thA695203203
6thB1426182204
7thB6317173003
8thA694162100
9thA1114101400
10thA692101903
11thB631581701
12thA19571400
13thB128871101
14thA1855801
15thA1894501
16thA1(M)2300
17thA12312200
18thA194(M)2300
19thA60762710

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2012

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 249.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2012

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2012: 120.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years