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Gateshead road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 517 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2015, and 725 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2014 (499), and casualties rose from 699.

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

Collisions in 2015
517
Up 4% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
725
Up 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2015

0.8% of collisions in Gateshead in 2015 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5611%
  • Slight45788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious608.3%
  • Slight66191%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2015 is highlighted, with 517, up 4% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (17%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday74 (14%)
  • Thursday86 (17%)
  • Friday84 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.5%)
  • February50 (9.7%)
  • March36 (7%)
  • April34 (6.6%)
  • May39 (7.5%)
  • June42 (8.1%)
  • July47 (9.1%)
  • August47 (9.1%)
  • September45 (8.7%)
  • October43 (8.3%)
  • November46 (8.9%)
  • December49 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight386 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds428 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (71%)
  • Wet or damp143 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph345 (67%)
  • 40 mph60 (12%)
  • 50 mph34 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph44 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (22%)
  • Roundabout45 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant449 (62%)
  • Pedestrian82 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist52 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2068 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2579 (11%)
  • 26 to 35156 (22%)
  • 36 to 45111 (15%)
  • 46 to 55121 (17%)
  • 56 to 6567 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.6%)
  • Over 7530 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider446 (62%)
  • Passenger197 (27%)
  • Pedestrian82 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car711 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach51 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 76th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2015

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2015, with 55 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2015

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2015: 47, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1476311
2ndA1674561012
3rdA184416206
4thB1296345202
5thB1426263212
6thB6317243203
7thA695213402
8thA692121601
9thA1114111401
10thA69491001
11thB631591300
12thA12314700
13thA1854500
14thA1894501
15thB12884600
16thA1(M)3610
17thA194(M)2300
18thB6012200
19thA1951100
20thA60761300

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2015

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 277.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2015

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2015: 112.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years