Slight
Sym Jet crash on the B6316 in Gateshead, 24 Mar 2025, 17:30
- Sym Jet and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101569321
Whickham North & Swalwell, Gateshead, NE16 4LX area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 213 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Whickham North & Swalwell ward, Gateshead, from 2001 to 2025, with 291 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 26 were serious.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, the same as in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 213
- 3,974th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 291
- 1.37 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 2 in 2024
Crash severity at the NE16 4LX hotspot
27 of the 213 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal10.5%
- Serious2612%
- Slight18687%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 27
- Slightly injured
- 263
- All casualties
- 291
Accidents by year at the NE16 4LX hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 17 in 2013, against an average of 8.5 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the NE16 4LX hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 2
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 | 8 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 7 | 9 |
| 2015 | 11 | 13 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 |
| 2013 | 17 | 20 |
| 2012 | 6 | 13 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 7 | 9 |
| 2009 | 13 | 22 |
| 2008 | 16 | 24 |
| 2007 | 9 | 12 |
| 2006 | 10 | 19 |
| 2005 | 17 | 24 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 |
| 2003 | 15 | 19 |
| 2002 | 10 | 18 |
| 2001 | 16 | 22 |
Map of crashes at the NE16 4LX hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near NE16 4LX.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Whickham North & Swalwell, Gateshead, NE16 4LX 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 NE16 4LX 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 NE16 4LX hotspot
202 of the 213 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Whickham.
Accident hotspots near NE16 4LX
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Whickham South & Sunniside, Gateshead, NE16 5RD area, 1.4 km away, with 67 collisions.
- Whickham South & Sunniside, Gateshead, NE16 5RD area1.4 km away, 98 casualties67 collisions
- Dunston Hill & Whickham East, Gateshead, NE16 4TN area1.4 km away, 288 casualties172 collisions
- Whickham North & Swalwell, Gateshead, NE16 3AS area1.4 km away, 941 casualties616 collisions
- Blaydon, Gateshead, NE21 5TF area1.6 km away, 249 casualties165 collisions
- Dunston Hill & Whickham East, Gateshead, NE11 9QL area2.1 km away, 96 casualties64 collisions
- Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 8JS area2.3 km away, 440 casualties289 collisions
- Dunston, Teams & Riverside, Gateshead, NE11 9BL area2.4 km away, 539 casualties391 collisions
- Whickham South & Sunniside, Gateshead, NE16 5PF area2.5 km away, 167 casualties121 collisions
All 213 crashes at the NE16 4LX hotspot
Newest first, from 18 January 2001 to 24 March 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 22 Mar 2025, 13:39
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025101568079
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 25 Nov 2024, 12:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101521419
- Serious
Optare Versa crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 22 Nov 2024, 23:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024101520217
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 5 Dec 2023, 19:40
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2023101384394
- Serious
Hyundai i30 crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 15 Aug 2023, 09:42
- Hyundai i30 and Vauxhall Mokka
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023101341852
- Slight
Hyundai Coupe crash on the B6316 in Gateshead, 11 Mar 2023, 00:05
- Hyundai Coupe and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023101288114
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B6316 in Gateshead, 21 Feb 2023, 18:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101280047
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 17 Feb 2023, 22:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023101278148
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 23 Sep 2022, 15:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101225421
- Slight
Hyundai i30 crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 2 Aug 2022, 12:07
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101205646
- Slight
Wrightbus Streetlite crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 30 May 2022, 12:28
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101183374
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 23 Mar 2022, 10:37
- Ford Transit and Toyota Celica
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101156887
- Slight
Car crash on the B6316 in Gateshead, 4 Feb 2022, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022101140280
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 25 Sep 2021, 18:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101103378
- Slight
Sym Crox 125 crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 6 Jul 2021, 15:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101064711
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 12 Mar 2021, 15:40
- Nissan Qashqai and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021101028698
- Slight
Optare Versa crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 16 Dec 2020, 16:50
- Optare Versa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020101008147
- Slight
Jaguar XF Series crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 1 Dec 2020, 09:40
- Jaguar XF Series and Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020101003140
- Serious
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 1 May 2020, 02:07
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2020100949087
- Slight
Renault Captur crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 26 Mar 2020, 12:10
- Renault Captur and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020100942850
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 27 Dec 2019, 16:53
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100913997
- Slight
Alexander Dennis crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 6 Nov 2019, 15:02
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100899661
- Slight
Car crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 14 Jun 2019, 14:05
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100848961
- Slight
Skoda Yeti crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 22 Apr 2019, 12:04
- Skoda Yeti and Peugeot Boxer
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019100833257
- Slight
Ford C-Max crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 29 Mar 2019, 09:30
- Ford C-Max and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100827566
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 17 Feb 2019, 15:24
- Nissan Qashqai and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100817183
- Serious
Land Rover Freelander crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 25 Jan 2019, 08:43
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019100811067
- Serious
Citroen Berlingo crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 14 Oct 2018, 00:03
- Citroen Berlingo and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018100335534
- Slight
Audi A5 crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 7 Sep 2018, 16:20
- Audi A5 and Citroen C1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018100325335
- Serious
Optare crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 22 Dec 2017, 15:31
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017100252001
- Slight
Mazda CX5 crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 3 Nov 2017, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017100236494
- Slight
Peugeot 107 crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 24 Jun 2017, 15:00
- Peugeot 107 and Fiat Ducato
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017100210517
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 26 Jan 2017, 19:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017100184300
- Slight
Mazda 2 crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 19 Sep 2016, 16:30
- Mazda 2 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016100118023
- Slight
Renault Kangoo crash on a C road in Gateshead, 13 Jun 2016, 15:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016100075118
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 2 May 2016, 18:10
- Peugeot 206, Vauxhall Insignia and Nissan Leaf
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016100064848
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the B1317 in Gateshead, 5 Apr 2016, 17:40
- Ford Focus and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016100055888
- Slight
Ford C-Max crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 28 Jan 2016, 11:24
- Ford C-Max and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016100064016
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 26 Jan 2016, 17:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016100054516
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 21 Jan 2016, 16:29
- Citroen C4 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016100064216
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 12 Dec 2015, 16:35
- Audi A6 and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015100801415
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on an unclassified road in Gateshead, 7 Nov 2015, 14:25
- Peugeot 206 and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015100673515
- Serious
Car crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 2 Oct 2015, 11:32
- A car and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2015100620615
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 24 Sep 2015, 14:39
- Ford Focus and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2015100580815
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 8 Sep 2015, 06:10
- Citroen C3 and Hyundai Santa Fe
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015100738715
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 14 Aug 2015, 19:55
- BMW 5 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015100483815
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the B6317 in Gateshead, 9 Jul 2015, 07:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015100395815