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NE8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,484 road traffic collisions in the NE8 postcode district, Gateshead, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,360 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 74 were fatal and 1,031 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 57 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (61).

Collisions since 1979
6,484
243rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,360
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
74
83 people killed
Serious collisions
1,031
1,102 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
57
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
66
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal741.1%
  • Serious1,03116%
  • Slight5,37983%

What the data shows

  • NE8 had 707 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 1,306 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in NE8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,214 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE8, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in NE8.

Where NE8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
243rd
Most casualties
280th
Most fatal collisions
603rd
Most serious collisions
361st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday931 (14%)
  • Tuesday943 (15%)
  • Wednesday930 (14%)
  • Thursday1,013 (16%)
  • Friday1,093 (17%)
  • Saturday917 (14%)
  • Sunday657 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,691 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,665 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown54 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit43 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,361 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway1,576 (24%)
  • Roundabout388 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road126 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded33 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph68 (1%)
  • 30 mph5,094 (79%)
  • 40 mph797 (12%)
  • 50 mph200 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph100 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph223 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,199 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds812 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds169 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds85 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds37 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist18 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other102 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded56 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,355 (52%)
  • Pedestrian1,988 (24%)
  • Bus or coach occupant604 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist540 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist502 (6%)
  • Van occupant211 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant75 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE8 peaked at 196 in 1980; 2025 had 57.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 57
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255766
20246173
20237193
20227792
20216069
20204871
201982114
201880111
201776101
201695122
2015114163
2014122163
2013117153
2012121172
2011118148
2010128164
2009153205
2008134174
2007140179
2006159215
2005143178
2004161221
2003181257
2002165217
2001187260
2000136186
1999174237
1998183258
1997170218
1996182240
1995142198
1994146195
1993133165
1992158205
1991167205
1990164214
1989144181
1988143165
1987148179
1986172205
1985174208
1984179216
1983189225
1982171202
1981178206
1980196248
1979185223

Map of recent crashes in NE8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE8

The 24 most recent collisions in NE8 happened between 12 August and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE8

The A184 has the most collisions in NE8, 949 of 6,484 (15%), followed by the A167 (664).

Collisions in NE8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1849491,290387
2ndA167664953562
3rdB1426623811992
4thA61272893591257
5thB1296256324249
6thA692241301561
7thB601230268264
8thA6115134188320
9thA189100157418
10thA6125698439
11thA1114638618
12thA60895360111
13thA6084374406
14thB1307324606
15thA6082203415
16thA60818903
17thA1864501
18thA693400

Council areas covering NE8

Collisions in NE8 were recorded in 2 council areas. Gateshead has 6,427 of 6,484 (99%).

Collisions in NE8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stGateshead6,4278,271741,020
2ndNewcastle upon Tyne5688011

Town in NE8

Of the 6,484 collisions in NE8, 5,444 (84%) were in Gateshead.