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NE40 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,084 road traffic collisions in the NE40 postcode district, Gateshead, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 239 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,084
2,166th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,457
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
26 people killed
Serious collisions
239
263 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for NE40

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal252.3%
  • Serious23922%
  • Slight82076%

What the data shows

  • NE40 had 119 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 188 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in NE40 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 256 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE40, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in NE40.

Where NE40 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,166th
Most casualties
2,180th
Most fatal collisions
1,994th
Most serious collisions
2,154th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday151 (14%)
  • Tuesday150 (14%)
  • Wednesday175 (16%)
  • Thursday157 (14%)
  • Friday192 (18%)
  • Saturday142 (13%)
  • Sunday117 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight760 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit275 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,026 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph831 (77%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph223 (21%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds878 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant797 (55%)
  • Pedestrian344 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist85 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant51 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE40 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE40, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE40 peaked at 47 in 1988; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251215
20241219
20231623
20221320
2021910
202077
20191112
20181219
20171217
20161520
20152032
20141924
20131317
20121723
20111623
20101015
20092333
20081925
20073038
20062129
20052132
20042639
20032944
20022226
20012738
20003246
19992124
19982939
19973141
19963045
19951925
19942743
19932330
19922833
19912847
19902532
19893753
19884751
19873644
19862128
19853741
19843245
19831929
19822934
19813646
19803547
19793034

Map of recent crashes in NE40

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE40

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE40

The 24 most recent collisions in NE40 happened between 15 January 2024 and 2 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE40

The A695 has the most collisions in NE40, 376 of 1,084 (35%), followed by the B6317 (137).

Collisions in NE40 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6953765181295
2ndB6317137171121
3rdB631590118416

Council area for NE40

NE40 is in Gateshead, where police recorded 27,899 collisions from 1979 to 2025. NE40 accounts for 3.9% of them.

Towns in NE40

Collisions in NE40 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Ryton (435) and Crawcrook and Greenside (355).