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Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 6QH area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 411 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Elswick ward, Newcastle upon Tyne, from 2001 to 2025, with 545 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 62 were serious.

In 2025 there were 9 collisions here, down from 14 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
411
1,687th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
545
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
9
Down 36% on 2024

Crash severity at the NE15 6QH hotspot

63 of the 411 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6215%
  • Slight34885%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
66
Slightly injured
478
All casualties
545

Accidents by year at the NE15 6QH hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 28 in 2003, against an average of 16 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the NE15 6QH hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202599
20241417
20231012
2022811
20211418
202077
20191313
20181622
20171424
201699
20151518
20142732
20131824
2012712
20111313
20102434
20091723
20081621
20072226
20061823
20052230
20042330
20032847
20022327
20012443

Map of crashes at the NE15 6QH hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near NE15 6QH.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 6QH area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the NE15 6QH 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
Elswick
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Nearest postcode to the centre
NE15 6QH
Postcode district
NE15
Centre (latitude, longitude)
54.97637, -1.66421
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
12 December 2025
Rank by collisions
1,687th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the NE15 6QH hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A186, with 142 of 411, followed by the B1311 with 73.

Collisions at the NE15 6QH hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA186142201015
2ndB13117381117
3rdB1305649107
4thB63282200
5thB1861100
6thB63271100

Towns near the NE15 6QH hotspot

All 411 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Accident hotspots near NE15 6QH

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Wingrove, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 9AB area, 1.2 km away, with 788 collisions.

All 411 crashes at the NE15 6QH hotspot

Newest first, from 14 March 2001 to 12 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year