Official DfT STATS19 Data
Gateshead Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Gateshead from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 1,354 collisions, ranked #121 of 350 UK local authorities.
1,354
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
13
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
276
Serious
hospital-level injuries
1,725
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 251 | 1 | 52 | 198 | 325 |
| 2024 | 253 | 4 | 46 | 203 | 320 |
| 2023 | 283 | 2 | 72 | 209 | 369 |
| 2022 | 300 | 2 | 51 | 247 | 394 |
| 2021 | 267 | 4 | 55 | 208 | 317 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Gateshead
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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See Gateshead on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Gateshead — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Gateshead?
Gateshead recorded 1,354 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 13 fatal and 276 serious collisions, with 1,725 total casualties. It ranks #121 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Gateshead accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.