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Gateshead road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2017, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2016 (415), and casualties fell from 565.

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

Collisions in 2017
359
Down 13% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
472
Down 16% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2017

0.8% of collisions in Gateshead in 2017 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight31788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious4710%
  • Slight42289%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2017 is highlighted, with 359, down 13% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 359
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (12%)
  • Tuesday62 (17%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (19%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.5%)
  • February20 (5.6%)
  • March40 (11%)
  • April24 (6.7%)
  • May28 (7.8%)
  • June29 (8.1%)
  • July23 (6.4%)
  • August20 (5.6%)
  • September21 (5.8%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November42 (12%)
  • December38 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (69%)
  • Wet or damp99 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph222 (62%)
  • 40 mph37 (10%)
  • 50 mph44 (12%)
  • 60 mph21 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph23 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (26%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (64%)
  • Pedestrian52 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2043 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3596 (20%)
  • 36 to 4577 (16%)
  • 46 to 5573 (15%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.5%)
  • Over 7518 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (60%)
  • Passenger136 (29%)
  • Pedestrian52 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach29 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle28 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 118th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2017

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2017, with 29 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2017

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2017: 34, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1345502
2ndA184294003
3rdA167171812
4thB1426172900
5thB6317151502
6thA692132102
7thA695121803
8thB1296121800
9thA694101001
10thA1(M)91301
11thA111471100
12thB12885500
13thA12314500
14thA1854400
15thB63154501
16thB6013300
17thA1892200
18thA194(M)2200
19thA1952200
20thA167(M)1100

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2017

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 177.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2017

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2017: 76.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years