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Gateshead road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2014, and 699 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2013 (467), and casualties rose from 652.

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

Collisions in 2014
499
Up 7% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
699
Up 7% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Gateshead in 2014 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious489.6%
  • Slight44790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious537.6%
  • Slight64292%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2014 is highlighted, with 499, up 7% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday85 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9.8%)
  • February30 (6%)
  • March39 (7.8%)
  • April46 (9.2%)
  • May44 (8.8%)
  • June40 (8%)
  • July31 (6.2%)
  • August31 (6.2%)
  • September45 (9%)
  • October50 (10%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December44 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight391 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds420 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry336 (67%)
  • Wet or damp158 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph334 (67%)
  • 40 mph55 (11%)
  • 50 mph44 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph41 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (22%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant440 (63%)
  • Pedestrian84 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist49 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2058 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2589 (13%)
  • 26 to 35130 (19%)
  • 36 to 45128 (18%)
  • 46 to 55107 (15%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.9%)
  • Over 7529 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (56%)
  • Passenger221 (32%)
  • Pedestrian84 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car680 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach51 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle35 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 87th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2014

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2014, with 56 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2014

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2014: 44, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1446503
2ndA184384901
3rdA167355305
4thB1296273513
5thB1426263703
6thB6317202502
7thA1114193302
8thA695192803
9thA694121512
10thA692101702
11thA1857700
12thB63157801
13thB12885901
14thA194(M)41000
15thA1(M)3600
16thA12313300
17thA1953300
18thA1891110
19thA60761100

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2014

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 264.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2014

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2014: 120.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2014, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years