Fatal
Land Rover Freelander crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 15 Dec 2023, 09:34
- Land Rover Freelander, Scania and BMW 5 Series
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023111388935
Birtley North & Lamesley, Gateshead, NE16 5EQ area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 63 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Birtley North & Lamesley ward, Gateshead, from 2001 to 2025, with 100 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 14 were serious.
No collisions were recorded here in 2024 or 2025; the last was on 15 December 2023.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 63
- 11,739th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 100
- 1.59 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 0
- 0 in 2024
Crash severity at the NE16 5EQ hotspot
16 of the 63 collisions here (25%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal23.2%
- Serious1422%
- Slight4775%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 16
- Slightly injured
- 82
- All casualties
- 100
Accidents by year at the NE16 5EQ hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 7 in 2007, against an average of 2.5 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the NE16 5EQ hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 5 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 9 |
| 2016 | 4 | 7 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 6 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 7 | 16 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 7 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 |
| 2001 | 3 | 6 |
Map of crashes at the NE16 5EQ hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near NE16 5EQ.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Birtley North & Lamesley, Gateshead, NE16 5EQ area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the NE16 5EQ 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
- Birtley North & Lamesley
- Council area
- Gateshead
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- NE16 5EQ
- Postcode district
- NE16
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 54.90349, -1.67743
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 20 of 25
- Latest collision
- 15 December 2023
- Rank by collisions
- 11,739th of 12,033 hotspots
Accident hotspots near NE16 5EQ
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Whickham South & Sunniside, Gateshead, NE16 5PF area, 2.1 km away, with 121 collisions.
- Whickham South & Sunniside, Gateshead, NE16 5PF area2.1 km away, 167 casualties121 collisions
- Derwent & Pont Valley, County Durham, NE16 6LN area2.7 km away, 127 casualties90 collisions
- Stanley, County Durham, DH9 9XW area2.9 km away, 136 casualties91 collisions
- Whickham South & Sunniside, Gateshead, NE16 5RD area3.7 km away, 98 casualties67 collisions
- Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0DR area3.9 km away, 521 casualties398 collisions
- Annfield Plain & Tanfield, County Durham, DH9 9SJ area4 km away, 178 casualties99 collisions
- Stanley, County Durham, DH9 6YU area4.1 km away, 105 casualties78 collisions
- Birtley North & Lamesley, Gateshead, NE11 0BD area4.2 km away, 167 casualties116 collisions
All 63 crashes at the NE16 5EQ hotspot
Newest first, from 29 January 2001 to 15 December 2023, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Citroen C2 crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 27 Mar 2021, 13:54
- Citroen C2 and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101035411
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 13 Dec 2020, 17:50
- Toyota Aygo and BMW 5 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020111006975
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 17 Mar 2020, 07:20
- Audi A4 and Vauxhall Combo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020110941182
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 22 Nov 2019, 22:30
- Mini Cooper and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019100902142
- Slight
Peugeot 3008 crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 16 Nov 2019, 14:26
- Peugeot 3008 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019110902088
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 24 Jun 2019, 09:25
- Skoda Octavia and Audi A5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100850365
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 23 May 2019, 16:50
- Honda Civic and Kia Ceed
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100844147
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 11 Mar 2019, 21:30
- Volkswagen Golf and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2019100823026
- Slight
Ford Galaxy crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 29 Dec 2017, 15:19
- Ford Galaxy and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2017110261745
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 5 Aug 2017, 00:20
- Vauxhall Astra and Dacia Logan
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2017110220809
- Serious
Citroen DS3 crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 4 May 2016, 21:33
- Citroen DS3 and Fiat Punto
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2016110066729
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 27 Apr 2016, 17:39
- Ford Focus and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016100072820
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 17 Mar 2016, 06:45
- Ford Mondeo and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016110054245
- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 1 Mar 2016, 06:45
- Skoda Superb and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016100138616
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 12 Jul 2014, 23:45
- Ford Fiesta and Citroen Dispatch
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201411NH16554
- Slight
Mazda MX-5 crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 13 Jun 2014, 15:50
- Mazda MX-5 and Ford
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201411NH13194
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 5 Feb 2013, 17:40
- Ford Transit and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013100119713
- Fatal
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 27 Oct 2012, 07:55
- Vauxhall Vectra and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2012100588512
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 1 Nov 2011, 07:20
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201111NH27341
- Slight
Car crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 10 Dec 2010, 19:11
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201011NH31550
- Serious
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 28 Aug 2010, 16:00
- Vauxhall Vectra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201011NH21310
- Slight
Triumph crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 27 Mar 2010, 14:30
- Triumph and Vauxhall Vectra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010100178410
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 12 Oct 2009, 19:35
- Ford KA and Audi Q7
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 200911NH27299
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 4 Oct 2009, 00:30
- Ford Focus and Vauxhall Combo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200911NH27639
- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 15 Jun 2009, 06:20
- Skoda Superb and Honda Civic
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009100390009
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 4 Jun 2009, 18:15
- Vauxhall Corsa, Triumph Sprint ST 1050 and BMW 3 Series
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009100369509
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 5 Mar 2009, 14:39
- Vauxhall Astra, Volkswagen Touran and Volvo V70
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200911NH05819
- Serious
Alfa Romeo 156 crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 6 Feb 2009, 16:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009100074009
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 2 Sep 2008, 21:35
- Fiat Punto and Smart Fortwo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200811NH21728
- Slight
Kawasaki ZR750 crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 14 Jun 2008, 17:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2008100419308
- Serious
Car crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 21 Apr 2008, 06:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2008100282508
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 26 Sep 2007, 22:10
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2007100680807
- Slight
Mazda MX-5 crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 15 Aug 2007, 08:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2007100566707
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 21 Jul 2007, 13:10
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2007100507807
- Serious
Car crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 6 Jul 2007, 16:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2007100508707
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 9 Jun 2007, 16:59
- Volkswagen Polo and Alfa Romeo
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 200711CH10180
- Slight
Citroen Saxo crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 2 May 2007, 20:45
- Citroen Saxo, Nissan Almera and Fiat Punto
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 200711CH08130
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 26 Apr 2007, 16:15
- Peugeot 206 and Mercedes Sprinter
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 200711CH08270
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in County Durham, 22 Jun 2006, 14:30
- Ford Transit and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200611CH11670
- Serious
Volvo crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 11 May 2006, 09:12
- Volvo, Volkswagen Polo and Nissan Micra
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 200611CH08950
- Slight
Seddon/Atkinson crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 24 Apr 2006, 12:55
- Seddon/Atkinson, Renault Clio and Ford Mondeo
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200611CH07590
- Slight
Hyundai Accent crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 29 Nov 2005, 16:54
- Hyundai Accent and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2005100940805
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 9 Sep 2005, 21:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2005100697305
- Serious
Car crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 12 Aug 2005, 14:35
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2005100619805
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A6076 in County Durham, 8 Aug 2005, 14:55
- Nissan Micra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200511CI19800
- Slight
Volkswagen Lupo crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 29 Jul 2005, 17:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2005100587005
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the A6076 in Gateshead, 25 Jul 2005, 07:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2005100564805