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Gateshead road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2020, and 292 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 40% on 2019 (375), and casualties fell from 501.

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

Collisions in 2020
225
Down 40% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
292
Down 42% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2020

1.8% of collisions in Gateshead in 2020 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious4319%
  • Slight17879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious4716%
  • Slight24183%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2020 is highlighted, with 225, down 40% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 225
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (16%)
  • Tuesday38 (17%)
  • Wednesday39 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday45 (20%)
  • Saturday19 (8.4%)
  • Sunday16 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (11%)
  • February30 (13%)
  • March19 (8.4%)
  • April8 (3.6%)
  • May12 (5.3%)
  • June15 (6.7%)
  • July20 (8.9%)
  • August27 (12%)
  • September14 (6.2%)
  • October21 (9.3%)
  • November9 (4%)
  • December26 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry162 (72%)
  • Wet or damp62 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (7.1%)
  • 30 mph138 (61%)
  • 40 mph24 (11%)
  • 50 mph22 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph18 (8%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway155 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (21%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant155 (53%)
  • Cyclist41 (14%)
  • Pedestrian40 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2026 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2526 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3566 (23%)
  • 36 to 4551 (17%)
  • 46 to 5542 (14%)
  • 56 to 6536 (12%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.8%)
  • Over 756 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (60%)
  • Passenger76 (26%)
  • Pedestrian40 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car302 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 132nd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2020

Dunston, Teams & Riverside, Gateshead, NE8 2XY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2020, with 17 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2020

The A167 and A184 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2020, with 15 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167152103
2ndA184152502
3rdA1132401
4thB6019904
5thB631791203
6thA6958901
7thB142681111
8thA11147801
9thB12966800
10thA1955602
11thA6925601
12thA6945712
13thA1854400
14thA194(M)4601
15thB63153611
16thA1(M)2301
17thA1892400
18thB13072200
19thB63162200
20thA12311100

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2020

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 128.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2020

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2020: 46.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2020, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years