Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 17 Dec 2025, 22:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101685827
Blakelaw & Cowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 3NL area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 685 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Blakelaw & Cowgate ward, Newcastle upon Tyne, from 2001 to 2025, with 893 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 72 were serious.
In 2025 there were 21 collisions here, down from 24 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 685
- 713th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 893
- 1.30 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 4
- 4 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 21
- Down 13% on 2024
Crash severity at the NE5 3NL hotspot
76 of the 685 collisions here (11%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal40.6%
- Serious7211%
- Slight60989%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 4
- Seriously injured
- 74
- Slightly injured
- 815
- All casualties
- 893
Accidents by year at the NE5 3NL hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 45 in 2007, against an average of 27 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the NE5 3NL hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 21
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 26 |
| 2024 | 24 | 26 |
| 2023 | 14 | 17 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 |
| 2021 | 13 | 17 |
| 2020 | 11 | 12 |
| 2019 | 24 | 31 |
| 2018 | 13 | 17 |
| 2017 | 16 | 21 |
| 2016 | 22 | 28 |
| 2015 | 28 | 37 |
| 2014 | 26 | 33 |
| 2013 | 28 | 36 |
| 2012 | 20 | 23 |
| 2011 | 21 | 29 |
| 2010 | 32 | 45 |
| 2009 | 38 | 50 |
| 2008 | 33 | 43 |
| 2007 | 45 | 58 |
| 2006 | 40 | 56 |
| 2005 | 44 | 51 |
| 2004 | 41 | 56 |
| 2003 | 42 | 59 |
| 2002 | 44 | 60 |
| 2001 | 32 | 49 |
Map of crashes at the NE5 3NL hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near NE5 3NL.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Blakelaw & Cowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 3NL area accident hotspot
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- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the NE5 3NL 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
- Blakelaw & Cowgate
- Council area
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- NE5 3NL
- Postcode district
- NE5
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 54.98951, -1.66132
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 17 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 713th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the NE5 3NL hotspot
All 685 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Accident hotspots near NE5 3NL
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the West Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 2TA area, 1.4 km away, with 129 collisions.
- West Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 2TA area1.4 km away, 205 casualties129 collisions
- Newbiggin Hall & Callerton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 2ND area1.4 km away, 621 casualties447 collisions
- Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 6QH area1.5 km away, 545 casualties411 collisions
- Arthur's Hill, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4NL area1.5 km away, 763 casualties462 collisions
- Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 3YB area1.6 km away, 861 casualties620 collisions
- Wingrove, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 9AB area1.9 km away, 995 casualties788 collisions
- Benwell, Scotswood & Denton Burn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 7UT area2 km away, 727 casualties544 collisions
- Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 4NU area2.3 km away, 315 casualties256 collisions
All 685 crashes at the NE5 3NL hotspot
Newest first, from 6 January 2001 to 17 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Mercedes Vito crash on the A167 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 13 Dec 2025, 23:45
- Mercedes Vito, Skoda Kamiq and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101682848
- Slight
Toyota Proace crash on the A191 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 3 Dec 2025, 06:00
- Toyota Proace and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101677362
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the B1305 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 Dec 2025, 15:47
- Ford Mondeo, Ford Transit Custom and Toyota Yaris
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025101677662
- Slight
Seat Alhambra crash on the B1305 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 13 Nov 2025, 16:30
- Seat Alhambra and Skoda Kodiaq
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101668417
- Slight
Mercedes CLC Class crash on the B1305 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 11 Nov 2025, 21:50
- Mercedes CLC Class and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025101667745
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 26 Sep 2025, 19:01
- Ford Transit Connect and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101647489
- Slight
Mercedes SLK Class crash on a C road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 Aug 2025, 11:32
- Mercedes SLK Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101625761
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 23 Jul 2025, 20:00
- Citroen C4 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101620672
- Serious
BMW 5 Series crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 20 Jul 2025, 13:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101619468
- Serious
Mercedes B Class crash on the A167 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 5 Jul 2025, 13:50
- Mercedes B Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101640554
- Serious
Mercedes GLC Class crash on the A167 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 16 Jun 2025, 16:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101603670
- Slight
Vehicle crash on a C road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 28 May 2025, 14:15
- Vehicle and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101597390
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A167 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 14 May 2025, 15:25
- Mercedes Sprinter and Audi Q3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101590876
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 6 May 2025, 15:25
- Ford Focus and Skoda Octavia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101586436
- Serious
Jaguar X Type crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 18 Apr 2025, 18:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101579774
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on the A191 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 23 Feb 2025, 18:00
- Toyota Prius and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025101557622
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on the B1305 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 4 Feb 2025, 20:30
- Hyundai i10 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101550777
- Slight
Mini One crash on the A167 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 31 Jan 2025, 11:00
- Mini One and Kia Picanto
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101549119
- Slight
Hyundai Ioniq crash on the B1305 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 27 Jan 2025, 08:20
- Hyundai Ioniq and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101547279
- Slight
Cupra Leon crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 3 Jan 2025, 13:30
- Cupra Leon and Kia Sportage
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025101538599
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on the A167 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 26 Dec 2024, 11:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101534816
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A167 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 29 Nov 2024, 19:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101523645
- Slight
Vauxhall Combo crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 27 Nov 2024, 17:50
- Vauxhall Combo and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101522382
- Serious
Alexander Dennis crash on the A167 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 25 Nov 2024, 12:19
- Alexander Dennis and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101522181
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 19 Nov 2024, 11:50
- Nissan Micra and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101518336
- Slight
Car crash on the A167 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 5 Nov 2024, 18:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101514745
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the B1305 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 27 Oct 2024, 13:50
- Volkswagen Polo and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101510418
- Slight
Car crash on the A191 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 10 Oct 2024, 18:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101502889
- Serious
Electric motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 17 Sep 2024, 13:00
- An electric motorcycle and a bus or coach
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101493881
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A191 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 1 Sep 2024, 11:39
- Vauxhall Insignia and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101486196
- Slight
Subaru Forester crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 26 Aug 2024, 22:07
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101484011
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 19 Jul 2024, 16:50
- Citroen C3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101470059
- Serious
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A167 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 19 Jul 2024, 16:30
- Nissan Qashqai and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101479065
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 17 Jul 2024, 08:30
- Hyundai i10 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101469606
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 14 Jul 2024, 15:00
- Fiat 500, Toyota Yaris and Kia Niro
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024101467729
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 20 Jun 2024, 20:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101458207
- Slight
Mobility scooter crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 10 Jun 2024, 11:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101454346
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 18 Apr 2024, 08:05
- Nissan Qashqai and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101433357
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 15 Feb 2024, 18:30
- Ford Focus and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024101410674
- Slight
BMW X3 crash on the A167 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 8 Feb 2024, 23:15
- BMW X3 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101408303
- Slight
Honda SH 125 crash on the B1305 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 8 Feb 2024, 17:56
- Honda SH 125 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101409201
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A167 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 22 Jan 2024, 15:15
- Nissan Qashqai and Alexander Dennis
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101401479
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 17 Jan 2024, 17:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101399814
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 Jan 2024, 16:40
- Skoda Octavia and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101394607
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 24 Dec 2023, 13:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101392200
- Slight
Alexander Dennis crash on the A167 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 12 Dec 2023, 12:55
- Alexander Dennis and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101388346
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the A167 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 4 Dec 2023, 08:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101382870