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Gateshead road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2016, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2015 (517), and casualties fell from 725.

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

Collisions in 2016
415
Down 20% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
565
Down 22% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2016

1.2% of collisions in Gateshead in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5213%
  • Slight35886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious559.7%
  • Slight50389%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2016 is highlighted, with 415, down 20% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 415
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (16%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday82 (20%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (12%)
  • February35 (8.4%)
  • March35 (8.4%)
  • April37 (8.9%)
  • May36 (8.7%)
  • June35 (8.4%)
  • July33 (8%)
  • August31 (7.5%)
  • September30 (7.2%)
  • October33 (8%)
  • November29 (7%)
  • December32 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (66%)
  • Wet or damp134 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph277 (67%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph42 (10%)
  • 60 mph36 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (20%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (64%)
  • Pedestrian65 (12%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2066 (12%)
  • 21 to 2555 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35106 (19%)
  • 36 to 4599 (18%)
  • 46 to 5597 (17%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7520 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (59%)
  • Passenger168 (30%)
  • Pedestrian65 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car581 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle33 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 106th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2016

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2016, with 37 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2016

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2016: 34, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1345101
2ndA167334006
3rdA184324413
4thA695203114
5thB1426202804
6thB6317192713
7thB1296172104
8thA692111301
9thA111491600
10thB6019901
11thA19551001
12thB12885700
13thA194(M)4401
14thA6944601
15thB63154501
16thA12313300
17thA1852300
18thA60762301
19thB63952200
20thA1(M)1100

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2016

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 210.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2016

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2016: 93.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years