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Gateshead road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2018, and 507 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2017 (359), and casualties rose from 472.

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

Collisions in 2018
361
Up 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
507
Up 7% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2018

0.3% of collisions in Gateshead in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6117%
  • Slight29983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6513%
  • Slight44187%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2018 is highlighted, with 361, up 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 361
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (19%)
  • Friday72 (20%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8%)
  • February27 (7.5%)
  • March30 (8.3%)
  • April23 (6.4%)
  • May27 (7.5%)
  • June33 (9.1%)
  • July27 (7.5%)
  • August26 (7.2%)
  • September35 (9.7%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November32 (8.9%)
  • December32 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (74%)
  • Wet or damp80 (22%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (6.4%)
  • 30 mph217 (60%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph45 (12%)
  • 60 mph29 (8%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (22%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (65%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2045 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2557 (11%)
  • 26 to 35108 (21%)
  • 36 to 4579 (16%)
  • 46 to 5565 (13%)
  • 56 to 6552 (10%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.7%)
  • Over 7522 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (61%)
  • Passenger129 (25%)
  • Pedestrian70 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 110th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2018

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2018, with 32 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2018

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2018: 39, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1395407
2ndA167253514
3rdA184243201
4thB1296192403
5thB6317172503
6thA694152403
7thB1426131603
8thA69592403
9thA111471201
10thA69271002
11thA1(M)5500
12thA12315702
13thB60151101
14thB63154600
15thA1853300
16thA60763301
17thB12883401
18thA1952500
19thA1891100
20thA194(M)1200

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2018

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 183.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2018

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2018: 80.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years