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Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7RR area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 196 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Elswick ward, Newcastle upon Tyne, from 2001 to 2025, with 256 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 27 were serious.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, down from 15 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
196
4,326th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
256
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
4
Down 73% on 2024

Crash severity at the NE4 7RR hotspot

29 of the 196 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious2714%
  • Slight16785%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
28
Slightly injured
226
All casualties
256

Accidents by year at the NE4 7RR hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 15 in 2024, against an average of 7.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the NE4 7RR hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202546
20241518
202368
202289
202149
202056
201978
201888
201788
20161015
20151112
2014811
201323
201258
201156
20101120
200989
2008710
20071316
200656
20051214
20041012
20031017
200233
20011114

Map of crashes at the NE4 7RR hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near NE4 7RR.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7RR 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 NE4 7RR 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
NE4 7RR
Postcode district
NE4
Centre (latitude, longitude)
54.96761, -1.64755
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
26 June 2025
Rank by collisions
4,326th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the NE4 7RR hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B1311, with 69 of 196, followed by the A695 with 20.

Collisions at the NE4 7RR hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1311698207
2ndA695203301
3rdB632861001
4thA1861100

Towns near the NE4 7RR hotspot

All 196 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Accident hotspots near NE4 7RR

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Wingrove, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 9AB area, 0.9 km away, with 788 collisions.

All 196 crashes at the NE4 7RR hotspot

Newest first, from 4 January 2001 to 26 June 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year