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NE21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,054 road traffic collisions in the NE21 postcode district, Gateshead, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,834 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 372 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 20 collisions, down 5% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
2,054
1,735th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,834
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
29
30 people killed
Serious collisions
372
435 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Down 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal291.4%
  • Serious37218%
  • Slight1,65380%

What the data shows

  • NE21 had 242 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 429 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in NE21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 453 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE21, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in NE21.

Where NE21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,735th
Most casualties
1,717th
Most fatal collisions
1,875th
Most serious collisions
1,836th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday270 (13%)
  • Tuesday281 (14%)
  • Wednesday286 (14%)
  • Thursday309 (15%)
  • Friday375 (18%)
  • Saturday294 (14%)
  • Sunday239 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,464 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit485 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit22 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,494 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway392 (19%)
  • Roundabout121 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (1%)
  • 30 mph1,255 (61%)
  • 40 mph113 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph101 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph328 (16%)
  • 70 mph236 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,578 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds326 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds58 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,739 (61%)
  • Pedestrian463 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist198 (7%)
  • Cyclist132 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant125 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant106 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE21 peaked at 65 in 2002; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 20
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252024
20242126
20231723
20222125
20212836
20201822
20193648
20182126
20172633
20163445
20153656
20144157
20132733
20123650
20114355
20104766
20094863
20084858
20074666
20065790
20056286
20045171
20034358
20026588
20015587
200062103
19995072
19985273
19975272
19965882
19954663
19945168
19934255
19925175
19913954
19904570
19896385
19885564
19875272
19863848
19854866
19845066
19836182
19825366
19814774
19805483
19793849

Map of recent crashes in NE21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE21

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE21

The 24 most recent collisions in NE21 happened between 13 December 2024 and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE21

The A695 has the most collisions in NE21, 438 of 2,054 (21%), followed by the A694 (263).

Collisions in NE21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA695438655382
2ndA694263388551
3rdB6317237339341
4thA110716339
5thA695177312

Council areas covering NE21

Collisions in NE21 were recorded in 2 council areas. Gateshead has 2,021 of 2,054 (98%).

Collisions in NE21 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stGateshead2,0212,77629370
2ndNewcastle upon Tyne335802

Towns in NE21

Collisions in NE21 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Blaydon (1,120) and Ryton (99).