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Gateshead road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2019, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2018 (361), and casualties fell from 507.

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

Collisions in 2019
375
Up 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
501
Down 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2019

0.5% of collisions in Gateshead in 2019 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6217%
  • Slight31183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6313%
  • Slight43687%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2019 is highlighted, with 375, up 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 375
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (11%)
  • Wednesday62 (17%)
  • Thursday64 (17%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.9%)
  • February26 (6.9%)
  • March49 (13%)
  • April26 (6.9%)
  • May28 (7.5%)
  • June31 (8.3%)
  • July25 (6.7%)
  • August24 (6.4%)
  • September24 (6.4%)
  • October42 (11%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December34 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (70%)
  • Wet or damp102 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (5.9%)
  • 30 mph234 (62%)
  • 40 mph39 (10%)
  • 50 mph39 (10%)
  • 60 mph24 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (61%)
  • Pedestrian69 (14%)
  • Cyclist40 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5%)
  • 16 to 2055 (11%)
  • 21 to 2548 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3586 (17%)
  • 36 to 4580 (16%)
  • 46 to 5575 (15%)
  • 56 to 6545 (9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.2%)
  • Over 7522 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (58%)
  • Passenger140 (28%)
  • Pedestrian69 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach33 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 98th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2019

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2019, with 35 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2019

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2019: 30, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1305304
2ndA167263003
3rdB6317182202
4thA184172313
5thA694111400
6thA695101504
7thB601101101
8thA69291201
9thB129691001
10thA1(M)81000
11thA11146911
12thB14266602
13thA1855900
14thA1955701
15thA194(M)4402
16thB63154402
17thA12313400
18thA60763700
19thA1892200
20thB12881100

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2019

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 190.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2019

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2019: 80.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2019, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years