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Gateshead road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2022, and 394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2021 (267), and casualties rose from 317.

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

Collisions in 2022
300
Up 12% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
394
Up 24% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2022

0.7% of collisions in Gateshead in 2022 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious5117%
  • Slight24782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight33585%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2022 is highlighted, with 300, up 12% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 300
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (17%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday63 (21%)
  • Saturday31 (10%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.3%)
  • February21 (7%)
  • March31 (10%)
  • April24 (8%)
  • May25 (8.3%)
  • June18 (6%)
  • July23 (7.7%)
  • August23 (7.7%)
  • September24 (8%)
  • October22 (7.3%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (73%)
  • Wet or damp70 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph36 (12%)
  • 30 mph187 (62%)
  • 40 mph34 (11%)
  • 50 mph30 (10%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (20%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (53%)
  • Pedestrian61 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist32 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2034 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 2531 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3560 (15%)
  • 36 to 4575 (19%)
  • 46 to 5542 (11%)
  • 56 to 6554 (14%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.1%)
  • Over 7517 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider215 (55%)
  • Passenger118 (30%)
  • Pedestrian61 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach32 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 116th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2022

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2022, with 34 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2022

The A1 and A184 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2022, with 23 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1233911
2ndA184233105
3rdB1296182204
4thA167151803
5thA694101602
6thB1426101800
7thB6317101402
8thB6018901
9thA6955800
10thA1954500
11thA11143300
12thA1853300
13thA6923310
14thB63153401
15thA1(M)2401
16thA12312300
17thA194(M)1100
18thB12881100
19thB63161100

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2022

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 170.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2022

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2022: 75.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years