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Fawdon & West Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 3AZ area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 403 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Fawdon & West Gosforth ward, Newcastle upon Tyne, from 2001 to 2025, with 484 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 47 were serious.

In 2025 there were 7 collisions here, the same as in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
403
1,750th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
484
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
7
7 in 2024

Crash severity at the NE3 3AZ hotspot

49 of the 403 collisions here (12%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight35488%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
49
Slightly injured
433
All casualties
484

Accidents by year at the NE3 3AZ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 43 in 2003, against an average of 16 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the NE3 3AZ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202577
202477
20231314
20221415
202177
202099
20191415
2018913
201788
20161215
20151416
20141825
2013710
20122121
20111823
20101314
20092229
20081416
20072329
20063139
20051925
20042528
20034355
20021719
20011825

Map of crashes at the NE3 3AZ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near NE3 3AZ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Fawdon & West Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 3AZ 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 NE3 3AZ 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
Fawdon & West Gosforth
Council area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Nearest postcode to the centre
NE3 3AZ
Postcode district
NE3
Centre (latitude, longitude)
55.01214, -1.62418
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
19 December 2025
Rank by collisions
1,750th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the NE3 3AZ hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the B1318, with 202 of 403, followed by the A191 with 22.

Collisions at the NE3 3AZ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1318202258019
2ndA191222405
3rdB13122200
4thB13071100
5thB13131100

Towns near the NE3 3AZ hotspot

391 of the 403 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Accident hotspots near NE3 3AZ

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Parklands & North Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 2EA area, 1.1 km away, with 90 collisions.

All 403 crashes at the NE3 3AZ hotspot

Newest first, from 6 January 2001 to 19 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year