Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A1 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 16 Dec 2025, 16:38
- Ford Transit Custom and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101684203
Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 6UW area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 406 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn ward, Newcastle upon Tyne, from 2001 to 2025, with 595 casualties. Of those collisions, 42 were serious and none fatal.
In 2025 there were 8 collisions here, down from 10 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 406
- 1,721st busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 595
- 1.47 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 0
- No one killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 8
- Down 20% on 2024
Crash severity at the NE15 6UW hotspot
42 of the 406 collisions here (10%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal00%
- Serious4210%
- Slight36490%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 0
- Seriously injured
- 47
- Slightly injured
- 548
- All casualties
- 595
Accidents by year at the NE15 6UW hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 30 in 2005, against an average of 16 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the NE15 6UW hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 8
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 |
| 2023 | 13 | 27 |
| 2022 | 7 | 11 |
| 2021 | 17 | 27 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 12 | 23 |
| 2018 | 11 | 16 |
| 2017 | 10 | 11 |
| 2016 | 10 | 14 |
| 2015 | 20 | 27 |
| 2014 | 14 | 17 |
| 2013 | 11 | 13 |
| 2012 | 11 | 19 |
| 2011 | 15 | 27 |
| 2010 | 16 | 30 |
| 2009 | 17 | 20 |
| 2008 | 25 | 32 |
| 2007 | 19 | 29 |
| 2006 | 20 | 31 |
| 2005 | 30 | 46 |
| 2004 | 25 | 35 |
| 2003 | 24 | 38 |
| 2002 | 29 | 42 |
| 2001 | 26 | 35 |
Map of crashes at the NE15 6UW hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near NE15 6UW.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 6UW area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the NE15 6UW hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn
- Council area
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- NE15 6UW
- Postcode district
- NE15
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 54.96933, -1.69339
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 16 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 1,721st of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the NE15 6UW hotspot
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Newcastle upon Tyne had the most collisions, 85 of 406.
Accident hotspots near NE15 6UW
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 6ES area, 0.9 km away, with 101 collisions.
- Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 6ES area0.9 km away, 127 casualties101 collisions
- Blaydon, Gateshead, NE21 5RU area1 km away, 85 casualties62 collisions
- Blaydon, Gateshead, NE21 5TF area1.3 km away, 249 casualties165 collisions
- Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 7UT area1.5 km away, 727 casualties544 collisions
- Whickham North & Swalwell, Gateshead, NE16 3AS area1.5 km away, 941 casualties616 collisions
- Blaydon, Gateshead, NE21 4QH area1.6 km away, 380 casualties306 collisions
- Lemington, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 8ED area1.8 km away, 187 casualties141 collisions
- Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 6QH area2 km away, 545 casualties411 collisions
All 406 crashes at the NE15 6UW hotspot
Newest first, from 22 January 2001 to 16 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A1 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 11 Sep 2025, 09:59
- Mercedes Sprinter and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101641417
- Slight
Hyundai i40 crash on the A1 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 10 Aug 2025, 13:00
- Hyundai i40 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101627331
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A191 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 6 Apr 2025, 10:59
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101574384
- Slight
Mazda CX-3 crash on the A1 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 19 Mar 2025, 16:51
- Mazda CX-3 and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101566975
- Slight
Volvo XC60 crash on the A695 in Gateshead, 25 Feb 2025, 18:50
- Volvo XC60 and Jaguar E-Pace
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101558932
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 16 Feb 2025, 19:35
- Ford Fiesta and an electric motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101555521
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 13 Jan 2025, 08:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101541290
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on the A695 in Gateshead, 14 Dec 2024, 14:30
- Citroen C3 and Mercedes CLK Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101530129
- Slight
Hyundai Tucson crash on the A695 in Gateshead, 7 Dec 2024, 12:06
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101527038
- Slight
E-scooter crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 23 Oct 2024, 18:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101508361
- Slight
Jaguar XE Series crash on the A6085 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 12 Oct 2024, 14:58
- Jaguar XE Series and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101507728
- Serious
Nissan Juke crash on the A1 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 8 Aug 2024, 12:45
- Nissan Juke and Vauxhall Mokka
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101477326
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A695 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 10 Jul 2024, 20:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101466146
- Slight
Car crash on the A695 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 29 May 2024, 16:45
- A car and a bus or coach
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101449758
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 14 May 2024, 07:05
- Toyota Aygo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101442697
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A191 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 10 May 2024, 16:25
- Toyota Yaris and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101441454
- Serious
Fiat 500 crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 2 Apr 2024, 15:32
- Fiat 500 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024101427685
- Slight
Kia Niro crash on the A6085 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 5 Dec 2023, 18:16
- Kia Niro and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2023101384193
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on the A6085 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 12 Nov 2023, 12:55
- Audi A6 and Seat Ateca
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023101375422
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A6085 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 12 Oct 2023, 19:50
- Volkswagen Golf and Hyundai i10
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101362591
- Slight
Volkswagen Bora crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 8 Oct 2023, 21:25
- Volkswagen Bora, Seat Ibiza, Mini Cooper and Vauxhall Astra
- 4 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2023101361228
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A695 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 6 Oct 2023, 08:35
- Renault Clio and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101360192
- Slight
MAN crash on the A695 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 18 Jul 2023, 13:30
- MAN and Toyota Avensis
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101330704
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 12 Jul 2023, 19:42
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101341784
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on a C road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 7 Jul 2023, 19:36
- Ford Transit Custom and Skoda Octavia
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2023101327138
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on the A191 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 30 Jun 2023, 10:50
- Nissan Juke and Skoda Superb
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101325586
- Slight
Yamaha Ybr crash on the A695 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 20 Jun 2023, 13:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101320974
- Slight
Jeep Cherokee crash on the A695 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 30 Apr 2023, 09:02
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101302465
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A191 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 16 Apr 2023, 01:03
- Renault Clio and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101297950
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A695 in Gateshead, 1 Feb 2023, 09:36
- Volkswagen Polo, Skoda Octavia and Volkswagen Golf
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023101271451
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 19 Nov 2022, 20:25
- Skoda Octavia, Vauxhall Corsa and Abarth 595
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022101245436
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 12 Sep 2022, 18:01
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101220692
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A6085 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 27 Jul 2022, 09:15
- Mercedes Sprinter and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101203126
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on the A6085 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 28 Jun 2022, 08:30
- Peugeot Partner, Volkswagen Eos and Ford Ecosport
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022101193005
- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on the A695 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 18 Mar 2022, 12:00
- Skoda Superb, Volkswagen Touareg and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101156317
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A1 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 23 Feb 2022, 17:29
- Vauxhall Zafira, Hyundai i30 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101147118
- Slight
Volkswagen Urban crash on the A191 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 Jan 2022, 12:25
- Volkswagen Urban and Ducati Multistrada
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101136630
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on the A695 in Gateshead, 29 Dec 2021, 08:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101126855
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A191 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 5 Dec 2021, 13:29
- Ford Transit, Toyota Aygo and Audi A5
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101117549
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A695 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 Oct 2021, 16:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101094325
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A6085 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 9 Sep 2021, 17:30
- Ford Fiesta and Land Rover Discovery
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101086239
- Serious
Hyundai i10 crash on the A695 in Gateshead, 4 Sep 2021, 13:45
- Hyundai i10 and Vauxhall Crossland
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021101083868
- Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A695 in Gateshead, 21 Aug 2021, 14:27
- Volkswagen Polo, Nissan Micra and Vauxhall Astra
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021101080043
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A695 in Gateshead, 23 Jul 2021, 20:30
- Ford Fiesta and Toyota Avensis
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101072135
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the A191 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 22 Jul 2021, 22:22
- Ford Kuga and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021101076192
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A695 in Gateshead, 14 Jul 2021, 09:30
- Ford Transit and Vauxhall Mokka
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101066518
- Serious
Citroen DS3 crash on the A695 in Gateshead, 26 Jun 2021, 17:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101059970