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NE17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in the NE17 postcode district, Gateshead, from 1979 to 2025, and 402 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 54 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
290
2,518th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
402
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
54
75 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for NE17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious5419%
  • Slight22778%

What the data shows

  • NE17 had 32 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 43 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in NE17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 74 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE17, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in NE17.

Where NE17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,518th
Most casualties
2,530th
Most fatal collisions
2,449th
Most serious collisions
2,571st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (11%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph211 (73%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph72 (25%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds237 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (7.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant235 (58%)
  • Pedestrian71 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (5%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE17 peaked at 18 in 1981; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202422
202312
202244
202167
202022
201922
201844
201722
201666
201557
201424
201323
201255
201122
201047
2009912
200859
200734
200667
200522
20041014
2003913
2002813
2001611
20001114
19991216
1998912
199734
19961014
1995912
199433
199344
199279
199167
1990918
198968
198855
1987710
198647
198567
1984414
198366
19821628
19811820
19801422
19791115

Map of recent crashes in NE17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE17

The 24 most recent collisions in NE17 happened between 12 January 2018 and 17 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE17

Of the 290 collisions in NE17, 70 were on the A694.

Collisions in NE17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA69470101313

Council areas covering NE17

Collisions in NE17 were recorded in 3 council areas. Gateshead has 173 of 290 (60%).

Collisions in NE17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stGateshead173238435
2ndCounty Durham95131418
3rdNorthumberland203011

Town in NE17

Of the 290 collisions in NE17, 105 (36%) were in Chopwell.