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Gateshead road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 253 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2024, and 320 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2023 (283), and casualties fell from 369.

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

Collisions in 2024
253
Down 11% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
320
Down 13% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2024

1.6% of collisions in Gateshead in 2024 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious4618%
  • Slight20380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5016%
  • Slight26683%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2024 is highlighted, with 253, down 11% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 253
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (17%)
  • Tuesday40 (16%)
  • Wednesday41 (16%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday38 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday14 (5.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.1%)
  • February23 (9.1%)
  • March17 (6.7%)
  • April17 (6.7%)
  • May21 (8.3%)
  • June26 (10%)
  • July11 (4.3%)
  • August15 (5.9%)
  • September19 (7.5%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November22 (8.7%)
  • December30 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other5 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (69%)
  • Wet or damp72 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph26 (10%)
  • 30 mph155 (61%)
  • 40 mph23 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph28 (11%)
  • 60 mph13 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (21%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (62%)
  • Pedestrian49 (15%)
  • Cyclist29 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2021 (6.6%)
  • 21 to 2533 (10%)
  • 26 to 3567 (21%)
  • 36 to 4548 (15%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6537 (12%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.6%)
  • Over 7517 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (63%)
  • Passenger69 (22%)
  • Pedestrian49 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 142nd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2024

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2024, with 29 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2024

The A167 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2024: 27, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA167273304
2ndA1243613
3rdB1296152103
4thA184111313
5thA695111612
6thB1426101603
7thB6017701
8thB63176701
9thA6924501
10thA6944400
11thA1(M)3400
12thA1853301
13thA1893501
14thA194(M)3401
15thB12882300
16thB63152200
17thA11141100
18thA12311100
19thB63161100

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2024

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 121.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2024

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2024: 60.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years