Slight
Volkswagen Sharan crash on the A186 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 26 Dec 2025, 18:25
- Volkswagen Sharan and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025101688653
Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 3BX area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 382 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Bridges ward, Gateshead, from 2001 to 2025, with 497 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 45 were serious.
In 2025 there were 8 collisions here, up from 5 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 382
- 1,887th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 497
- 1.30 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 8
- 5 in 2024
Crash severity at the NE8 3BX hotspot
47 of the 382 collisions here (12%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal20.5%
- Serious4512%
- Slight33588%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 49
- Slightly injured
- 446
- All casualties
- 497
Accidents by year at the NE8 3BX hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 28 in 2001, against an average of 15 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the NE8 3BX 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 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 | 13 |
| 2021 | 16 | 19 |
| 2020 | 7 | 9 |
| 2019 | 11 | 13 |
| 2018 | 12 | 14 |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 |
| 2016 | 13 | 21 |
| 2015 | 17 | 23 |
| 2014 | 6 | 8 |
| 2013 | 14 | 19 |
| 2012 | 16 | 21 |
| 2011 | 21 | 27 |
| 2010 | 22 | 31 |
| 2009 | 18 | 23 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 |
| 2007 | 13 | 16 |
| 2006 | 17 | 17 |
| 2005 | 21 | 28 |
| 2004 | 25 | 38 |
| 2003 | 27 | 45 |
| 2002 | 17 | 19 |
| 2001 | 28 | 37 |
Map of crashes at the NE8 3BX hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near NE8 3BX.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 3BX area accident hotspot
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- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the NE8 3BX 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.
Towns near the NE8 3BX hotspot
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Gateshead had the most collisions, 258 of 382.
Accident hotspots near NE8 3BX
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area, 1 km away, with 1,221 collisions.
- Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 1PL area1 km away, 1,568 casualties1,221 collisions
- Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1QS area1.1 km away, 119 casualties88 collisions
- Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EW area1.1 km away, 4,088 casualties3,265 collisions
- Bridges, Gateshead, NE8 3NP area1.2 km away, 83 casualties62 collisions
- Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1XH area1.3 km away, 1,526 casualties1,116 collisions
- Felling, Gateshead, NE10 0DP area1.6 km away, 382 casualties301 collisions
- Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1DP area1.7 km away, 949 casualties773 collisions
- Monument, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6EF area1.8 km away, 820 casualties608 collisions
All 382 crashes at the NE8 3BX hotspot
Newest first, from 10 January 2001 to 26 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Volkswagen Scirocco crash on the A167 in Gateshead, 26 Dec 2025, 06:13
- Volkswagen Scirocco and Audi A6
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101688599
- Slight
Seat Toledo crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 26 Aug 2025, 11:47
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101633346
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A186 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 28 Jul 2025, 19:06
- BMW 3 Series, Honda GLR 125 and Renault Megane
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025101621922
- Slight
Yamaha XSR crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 29 Jun 2025, 11:15
- Yamaha XSR and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101609442
- Slight
Skoda Roomster crash on the B1600 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 6 Feb 2025, 18:00
- Skoda Roomster and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101551648
- Slight
Mitsubishi Outlander crash on the A167 in Gateshead, 3 Feb 2025, 19:35
- Mitsubishi Outlander and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101550672
- Slight
Ford Ecosport crash on the A186 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 27 Jan 2025, 20:55
- Ford Ecosport and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101547180
- Serious
Sym Jet crash on the B1600 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 22 Nov 2024, 18:43
- Sym Jet and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101520635
- Slight
Car crash on the A186 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 14 Jul 2024, 22:22
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101471284
- Slight
Seat Arona crash on the A186 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 19 Jun 2024, 16:15
- Seat Arona and Benelli Tornado
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101458118
- Slight
Toyota Urban Cruiser crash on the A186 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 Jun 2024, 02:08
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101450810
- Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on a C road in Gateshead, 15 Feb 2024, 09:15
- Vauxhall Vivaro and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101410740
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 5 Dec 2023, 16:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101383992
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 30 Nov 2023, 18:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101381610
- Slight
Nissan X-Trail crash on the A167 in Gateshead, 25 Nov 2023, 09:56
- Nissan X-Trail and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023101380271
- Slight
Porsche Cayenne crash on the A167 in Gateshead, 19 Oct 2023, 14:25
- Porsche Cayenne and Toyota Hilux
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101366271
- Slight
Polestar 2 crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 28 Jul 2023, 15:19
- Polestar 2 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101334443
- Slight
Volvo V40 crash on the A184 in Gateshead, 27 Jul 2023, 14:15
- Volvo V40 and BMW X3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101340485
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 5 May 2023, 17:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101305534
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 27 Nov 2022, 01:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101248155
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B1600 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 24 Nov 2022, 12:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101248151
- Slight
Volkswagen Tiguan crash on the A186 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 18 Nov 2022, 15:42
- Volkswagen Tiguan and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022101247142
- Slight
Van crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 10 Aug 2022, 10:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101208315
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A186 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 8 Jun 2022, 02:15
- Volkswagen Polo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101185739
- Serious
Nissan Juke crash on the A186 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 31 May 2022, 14:45
- Nissan Juke and an agricultural vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022101183775
- Serious
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 25 Mar 2022, 14:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101159939
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the A167 in Gateshead, 30 Jan 2022, 17:25
- Mini Cooper and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101139344
- Slight
Peugeot 108 crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 5 Jan 2022, 12:24
- Peugeot 108 and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022101129199
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 19 Nov 2021, 22:30
- Mercedes C Class and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021101113498
- Slight
Renault Master crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 3 Nov 2021, 14:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101105748
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 13 Oct 2021, 08:25
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101099273
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 26 Sep 2021, 06:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101103403
- Slight
Audi A1 crash on the A167 in Gateshead, 3 Sep 2021, 08:10
- Audi A1 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101086623
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A184 in Gateshead, 27 Aug 2021, 17:54
- BMW 1 Series, BMW 4 Series, Ford Kuga and Skoda Octavia
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021101082482
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 25 Aug 2021, 13:44
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101082434
- Slight
Nissan Leaf crash on the B1600 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 9 Aug 2021, 17:00
- Nissan Leaf and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101075926
- Slight
Peugeot 3008 crash on the A184 in Gateshead, 5 Aug 2021, 07:26
- Peugeot 3008, Peugeot Partner and Audi Q3
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101074155
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the A167 in Gateshead, 8 Jul 2021, 15:30
- Mercedes A Class and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101064339
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A186 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 26 Jun 2021, 19:15
- Volkswagen Golf and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021101061229
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 23 Jun 2021, 14:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101061067
- Serious
Peugeot 208 crash on the A186 in Newcastle upon Tyne, 6 Jun 2021, 15:20
- Peugeot 208 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101053309
- Serious
Toyota Yaris crash on the A167 in Gateshead, 20 May 2021, 23:14
- Toyota Yaris and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101048675
- Slight
Vauxhall Adam crash on an unclassified road in Newcastle upon Tyne, 13 Apr 2021, 08:52
- Vauxhall Adam and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101035432
- Slight
Mercedes Vito crash on the A167 in Gateshead, 8 Feb 2021, 17:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101020122
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A184 in Gateshead, 4 Nov 2020, 09:50
- Ford Transit Custom, Peugeot 308 and Ford Fiesta
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020100995936
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 22 Jul 2020, 17:00
- Ford Transit and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020100967454
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A167 in Gateshead, 10 Jul 2020, 09:50
- Vauxhall Zafira and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020100963563