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Gateshead road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Gateshead in 2025, and 325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2024 (253), and casualties rose from 320.

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

Collisions in 2025
251
Down 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
325
Up 2% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Gateshead in 2025

0.4% of collisions in Gateshead in 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 16% in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5221%
  • Slight19879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5617%
  • Slight26882%

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 864 in 2001. 2025 is highlighted, with 251, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 251
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (18%)
  • Wednesday39 (16%)
  • Thursday39 (16%)
  • Friday33 (13%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.6%)
  • February23 (9.2%)
  • March25 (10%)
  • April16 (6.4%)
  • May19 (7.6%)
  • June16 (6.4%)
  • July21 (8.4%)
  • August25 (10%)
  • September18 (7.2%)
  • October16 (6.4%)
  • November30 (12%)
  • December23 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (73%)
  • Wet or damp63 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph24 (9.6%)
  • 30 mph161 (64%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph23 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph19 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph10 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (20%)
  • Roundabout15 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gateshead in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (55%)
  • Pedestrian54 (17%)
  • Cyclist34 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1523 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2035 (11%)
  • 21 to 2521 (6.5%)
  • 26 to 3558 (18%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (14%)
  • 56 to 6533 (10%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded21 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (58%)
  • Passenger81 (25%)
  • Pedestrian54 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gateshead in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gateshead had the 143rd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gateshead in 2025

Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gateshead in 2025, with 23 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Gateshead with the most crashes in 2025

The A1 had the most collisions in Gateshead in 2025: 20, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gateshead, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1203202
2ndA167142003
3rdA184121312
4thB1426121502
5thA69591403
6thA69481102
7thB6017803
8thB631771001
9thA11145900
10thB63155502
11thA194(M)4801
12thA6924602
13thB12964601
14thA1(M)3500
15thB12883500
16thA1852200
17thA1952600
18thA12311201
19thB63161100

Towns in Gateshead: crashes in 2025

Gateshead itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 122.

Postcode districts in Gateshead: crashes in 2025

NE8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gateshead in 2025: 56.

Latest crashes in Gateshead in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Gateshead in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Gateshead road accidents in other years