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Rowlands Gill road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
331
1,465th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
434
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
58
63 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Rowlands Gill

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5818%
  • Slight26981%

What the data shows

  • Rowlands Gill had 38 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 61 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Rowlands Gill were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 89 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rowlands Gill, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Rowlands Gill.

Where Rowlands Gill ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,465th
Most casualties
1,452nd
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,603rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday64 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph291 (88%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant232 (53%)
  • Pedestrian104 (24%)
  • Cyclist38 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rowlands Gill road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rowlands Gill, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rowlands Gill peaked at 16 in 1987; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202557
202433
202322
202256
202144
202012
201957
2018910
201733
201611
201544
201468
2013811
201259
201167
2010811
200946
200844
200789
2006810
2005918
200446
2003814
20021115
2001810
20001517
199966
199869
19971319
199622
19951015
1994812
19931112
1992910
1991512
1990810
198967
19881116
19871619
198644
198578
19841213
19831517
1982810
198146
198046
19791217

Map of recent crashes in Rowlands Gill

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rowlands Gill

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rowlands Gill

The 24 most recent collisions in Rowlands Gill happened between 15 March 2019 and 14 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rowlands Gill

The A694 has the most collisions in Rowlands Gill, 170 of 331 (51%), followed by the B6315 (92).

Collisions in Rowlands Gill on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA694170233330
2ndB631592118119
3rdB63145701

Council area for Rowlands Gill

Rowlands Gill is in Gateshead, where police recorded 27,899 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Rowlands Gill accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Rowlands Gill

All 331 collisions in Rowlands Gill were in the NE39 postcode district.