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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 559 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1979, and 739 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,616 collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Collisions in 1979
559
Casualties in 1979
739
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1979

2% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1979 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious11220%
  • Slight43678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious13919%
  • Slight58980%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 559.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025157204
2024122177
20237590
20223143
20217096
202096129
2019130180
2018139211
2017207296
2016261369
2015275373
2014296401
2013289373
2012282392
2011306435
2010338490
2009319456
2008311430
2007402561
2006465652
2005445610
2004474641
2003464636
2002513726
2001519746
2000516728
1999459626
1998467652
1997530755
1996536769
1995486681
1994496712
1993456625
1992428561
1991390493
1990409514
1989461580
1988414541
1987507709
1986532738
1985518728
1984480634
1983431618
1982518732
1981480655
1980557750
1979559739

When and where crashes happen in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (10%)
  • Tuesday65 (12%)
  • Wednesday71 (13%)
  • Thursday87 (16%)
  • Friday111 (20%)
  • Saturday94 (17%)
  • Sunday75 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (5.5%)
  • February38 (6.8%)
  • March40 (7.2%)
  • April48 (8.6%)
  • May49 (8.8%)
  • June39 (7%)
  • July36 (6.4%)
  • August56 (10%)
  • September51 (9.1%)
  • October55 (9.8%)
  • November60 (11%)
  • December56 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds412 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (4.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Other18 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (54%)
  • Wet or damp201 (36%)
  • Frost or ice34 (6.1%)
  • Snow23 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph330 (59%)
  • 40 mph53 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph44 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph129 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (16%)
  • Roundabout39 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (18%)
  • Pedestrian109 (15%)
  • Cyclist49 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3%)
  • 6 to 1043 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20199 (27%)
  • 21 to 2586 (12%)
  • 26 to 35127 (17%)
  • 36 to 4573 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5559 (8%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider426 (58%)
  • Passenger204 (28%)
  • Pedestrian109 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car616 (63%)
  • Motorcycle131 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Newcastle-under-Lyme

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Newcastle-under-Lyme ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had the 165th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1979

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1979: 55, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34557218
2ndA535268111
3rdM6496816
4thA524148012
5thA527263109
6thB5368233102
7thA500223326
8thA519223514
9thA525222805
10thA50122102
11thB5367111912
12thB5369111313
13thA5191613
14thA53161201
15thB50446702
16thB53716603
17thB50264411
18thA50113310
19thA51821200
20thB53701100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1979

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 230.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1979

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1979: 331.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1979, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years