Skip to main content
CrashStats

Gateshead road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2021, and 317 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2020 (225), and casualties rose from 292.

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

Collisions in 2021
267
Up 19% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
317
Up 9% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2021

1.5% of collisions in Gateshead in 2021 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious5521%
  • Slight20878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5919%
  • Slight25480%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2021 is highlighted, with 267, up 19% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 267
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (16%)
  • Tuesday34 (13%)
  • Wednesday39 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (21%)
  • Friday37 (14%)
  • Saturday37 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.4%)
  • February20 (7.5%)
  • March9 (3.4%)
  • April28 (10%)
  • May22 (8.2%)
  • June25 (9.4%)
  • July22 (8.2%)
  • August21 (7.9%)
  • September28 (10%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November26 (9.7%)
  • December21 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (69%)
  • Wet or damp64 (24%)
  • Snow5 (1.9%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (12%)
  • 30 mph152 (57%)
  • 40 mph28 (10%)
  • 50 mph26 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph21 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (19%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant179 (56%)
  • Pedestrian55 (17%)
  • Cyclist39 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2034 (11%)
  • 21 to 2532 (10%)
  • 26 to 3556 (18%)
  • 36 to 4550 (16%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (10%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.4%)
  • Over 7511 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (61%)
  • Passenger68 (21%)
  • Pedestrian55 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 118th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2021

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2021, with 21 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2021

The A167 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2021: 20, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167202305
2ndA184172102
3rdB1296161616
4thB6317151714
5thA695141905
6thB1426101302
7thA1(M)7701
8thA16701
9thA1956601
10thA6946801
11thA11144501
12thB6014401
13thA1853300
14thA6923400
15thB12883301
16thB63152200
17thA12311100
18thA194(M)1100

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2021

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 136.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2021

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2021: 58.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2021, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years