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Gateshead road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 14,365 road traffic collisions in Gateshead from 1979 to 2025, and 18,692 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 186 were fatal and 2,340 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 122 collisions, up 1% on 2024 (121).

Collisions since 1979
14,365
86th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
18,692
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
186
196 people killed
Serious collisions
2,340
2,492 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
122
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
144
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Gateshead

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1861.3%
  • Serious2,34016%
  • Slight11,83982%

What the data shows

  • Gateshead had 1,601 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 42% fewer than the 2,751 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Gateshead were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 3,106 children under 16 were killed or injured in Gateshead, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Gateshead.

Where Gateshead ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
86th
Most casualties
84th
Most fatal collisions
63rd
Most serious collisions
87th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,065 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,076 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,064 (14%)
  • Thursday2,313 (16%)
  • Friday2,434 (17%)
  • Saturday1,972 (14%)
  • Sunday1,441 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,367 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,700 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown112 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit100 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,844 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway2,722 (19%)
  • Roundabout571 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road163 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded65 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph174 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph11,840 (82%)
  • 40 mph1,393 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph265 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph124 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph567 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,508 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,774 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds356 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds160 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds116 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist63 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds21 (0.1%)
  • Other248 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded119 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant9,739 (52%)
  • Pedestrian4,409 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist1,329 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,216 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist1,158 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant482 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant116 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)98 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant73 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant52 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Gateshead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gateshead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Gateshead peaked at 441 in 2001; 2025 had 122.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 122
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025122144
2024121147
2023161200
2022170215
2021136159
2020128163
2019190236
2018183245
2017178232
2016212269
2015278389
2014264367
2013231305
2012249356
2011255326
2010269328
2009293399
2008283373
2007300384
2006329454
2005326408
2004332448
2003365528
2002355488
2001441610
2000362482
1999365508
1998371493
1997374517
1996385560
1995330443
1994382514
1993331416
1992379504
1991358469
1990397510
1989338428
1988340404
1987322422
1986350425
1985384450
1984375461
1983419495
1982408509
1981389476
1980427526
1979408507

Map of recent crashes in Gateshead

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Gateshead

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Gateshead

The 24 most recent collisions in Gateshead happened between 14 November and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Gateshead

The A167 has the most collisions in Gateshead, 976 of 14,365 (6.8%), followed by the B1296 (967).

Collisions in Gateshead on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1679761,3419110
2ndB12969671,24113184
3rdB14269461,27311138
4thA1849161,2351196
5thA612758573525130
6thA1422711334
7thA692369452365
8thA61153585031478
9thB601267308270
10thA185162209223
11thA195140185127
12thA6998163714
13thA111494137012
14thA6125617639
15thA60895462112
16thB6317526317
17thA60814853115
18thB1288465806
19thB1295395403
20thA6084384506
21stB1307172001

Council areas covering Gateshead

Collisions in Gateshead were recorded in 3 council areas. Gateshead has 14,345 of 14,365 (99.9%).

Collisions in Gateshead by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stGateshead14,34518,6591862,335
2ndSunderland101804
3rdNewcastle upon Tyne6801

Postcode districts in Gateshead

Collisions in Gateshead were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by NE8 (5,444) and NE9 (3,153).