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NE11 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,970 road traffic collisions in the NE11 postcode district, Gateshead, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 624 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 42 collisions, down 16% on 2024 (50).

Collisions since 1979
4,970
566th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,448
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
64
67 people killed
Serious collisions
624
706 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
42
Down 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
50
Down 28% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE11

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal641.3%
  • Serious62413%
  • Slight4,28286%

What the data shows

  • NE11 had 544 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 1,172 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in NE11 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 748 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE11, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in NE11.

Where NE11 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
566th
Most casualties
400th
Most fatal collisions
819th
Most serious collisions
1,139th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday732 (15%)
  • Tuesday692 (14%)
  • Wednesday697 (14%)
  • Thursday772 (16%)
  • Friday847 (17%)
  • Saturday698 (14%)
  • Sunday532 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,706 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,066 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting117 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit46 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,644 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway1,868 (38%)
  • Roundabout314 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road125 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,643 (53%)
  • 40 mph498 (10%)
  • 50 mph252 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph452 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph1,108 (22%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,916 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds715 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds120 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds48 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds37 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other74 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,609 (75%)
  • Pedestrian526 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist452 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant260 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist252 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant234 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)69 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE11 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE11, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE11 peaked at 197 in 2001; 2025 had 42.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 42
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254250
20245069
20234357
20225079
20213645
20204359
201972111
20187097
20176185
201677121
2015101136
2014107166
2013106162
201286149
2011100150
2010110150
2009135201
2008136202
2007137200
2006154233
2005143189
2004156235
2003152243
2002160274
2001197332
2000169273
1999174272
1998170248
1997163250
1996149253
1995124194
1994151246
1993125194
1992131214
1991104168
1990119175
1989108161
1988113155
198787122
19865362
19856171
19845276
19837292
198283108
198185110
198077108
197976101

Map of recent crashes in NE11

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE11

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE11

The 24 most recent collisions in NE11 happened between 14 May and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE11

The A1 has the most collisions in NE11, 1,234 of 4,970 (25%), followed by the A692 (405).

Collisions in NE11 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11,2342,110996
2ndA692405584675
3rdA692323591435
4thA1114173259212
5thB6317103129315
6thB142698147010
7thA184465913
8thB601465007
9thA60814347113

Council area for NE11

NE11 is in Gateshead, where police recorded 27,899 collisions from 1979 to 2025. NE11 accounts for 18% of them.

Towns in NE11

Collisions in NE11 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Gateshead (2,699) and Blaydon (304).