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NE9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,108 road traffic collisions in the NE9 postcode district, Gateshead, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 61 were fatal and 718 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, down 12% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1979
4,108
857th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,337
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
61
62 people killed
Serious collisions
718
775 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Down 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Down 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NE9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal611.5%
  • Serious71817%
  • Slight3,32981%

What the data shows

  • NE9 had 439 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 759 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in NE9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 933 children under 16 were killed or injured in NE9, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in NE9.

Where NE9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
857th
Most casualties
881st
Most fatal collisions
903rd
Most serious collisions
919th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday560 (14%)
  • Tuesday603 (15%)
  • Wednesday577 (14%)
  • Thursday661 (16%)
  • Friday727 (18%)
  • Saturday579 (14%)
  • Sunday401 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,928 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,044 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown45 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,392 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway509 (12%)
  • Roundabout136 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph49 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph3,365 (82%)
  • 40 mph109 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph113 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph155 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph317 (7.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,252 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds503 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds118 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds47 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist26 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other70 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,759 (52%)
  • Pedestrian1,285 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist397 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant340 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist308 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant134 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NE9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NE9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in NE9 peaked at 135 in 1982; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252941
20243348
20235163
20224856
20214046
20203034
20195057
20185171
20174759
20166076
201580112
20147394
20135472
20126577
201177102
20107995
200976100
200879117
200783103
200693125
2005109151
200491128
200394142
2002100129
2001116163
2000109137
199988123
199898120
1997100140
1996123192
199597129
1994116144
199391115
1992100119
199199137
1990123157
1989103127
1988108131
198786108
1986108140
1985108125
1984116152
1983133166
1982135172
1981116133
1980123144
1979120165

Map of recent crashes in NE9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NE9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NE9

The 24 most recent collisions in NE9 happened between 16 March and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NE9

The B1296 has the most collisions in NE9, 687 of 4,108 (17%), followed by the A167 (514).

Collisions in NE9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB12966879009130
2ndA167514683770
3rdA61273524491782
4thA1299448420
5thB1288191254236
6thB1295608409
7thA69476124
8thA1825700
9thA194(M)3501

Council areas covering NE9

Collisions in NE9 were recorded in 2 council areas. Gateshead has 3,903 of 4,108 (95%).

Collisions in NE9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stGateshead3,9035,05760675
2ndSunderland203276143

Towns in NE9

Collisions in NE9 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Gateshead (3,153) and Springwell (115).