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Gateshead road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2013, and 652 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2012 (493), and casualties fell from 737.

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

Collisions in 2013
467
Down 5% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
652
Down 12% on 2012
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2013

1.5% of collisions in Gateshead in 2013 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious5311%
  • Slight40787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious538.1%
  • Slight59191%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2013 is highlighted, with 467, down 5% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday92 (20%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.8%)
  • February38 (8.1%)
  • March40 (8.6%)
  • April36 (7.7%)
  • May41 (8.8%)
  • June34 (7.3%)
  • July33 (7.1%)
  • August48 (10%)
  • September44 (9.4%)
  • October39 (8.4%)
  • November51 (11%)
  • December36 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (67%)
  • Wet or damp138 (30%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph315 (67%)
  • 40 mph39 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph51 (11%)
  • 60 mph29 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph23 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (24%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant398 (61%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (12%)
  • Pedestrian66 (10%)
  • Cyclist44 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2060 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 35130 (20%)
  • 36 to 45117 (18%)
  • 46 to 5588 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.8%)
  • Over 7528 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (54%)
  • Passenger236 (36%)
  • Pedestrian66 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car634 (74%)
  • Bus or coach73 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle36 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 85th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2013

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2013, with 53 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2013

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2013: 43, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1437113
2ndA167425612
3rdA184294204
4thB1296243106
5thB6317242904
6thB1426223202
7thA195132601
8thA695121603
9thA694111712
10thA1114101201
11thA1(M)81501
12thA69281110
13thA18961001
14thB12886601
15thB63156600
16thA60763400
17thA194(M)2301
18thB63162200
19thA12311100
20thB13071100

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2013

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 231.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2013

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2013: 116.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2013, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years