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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 557 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1980, and 750 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1979 (559), and casualties rose from 739.

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

Collisions in 1980
557
Level with 1979
Casualties in 1980
750
Up 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1980

2.5% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1980 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious12723%
  • Slight41675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious14619%
  • Slight58979%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 557, level with 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (12%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday72 (13%)
  • Thursday97 (17%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (16%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.3%)
  • February37 (6.6%)
  • March40 (7.2%)
  • April42 (7.5%)
  • May47 (8.4%)
  • June44 (7.9%)
  • July48 (8.6%)
  • August44 (7.9%)
  • September62 (11%)
  • October57 (10%)
  • November50 (9%)
  • December40 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds415 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (57%)
  • Wet or damp207 (37%)
  • Frost or ice29 (5.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph341 (61%)
  • 40 mph42 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph36 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph133 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (20%)
  • Roundabout35 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant360 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (20%)
  • Pedestrian103 (14%)
  • Cyclist51 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant34 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1562 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20204 (27%)
  • 21 to 2584 (11%)
  • 26 to 35116 (15%)
  • 36 to 4584 (11%)
  • 46 to 5549 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6566 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.1%)
  • Over 759 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (56%)
  • Passenger229 (31%)
  • Pedestrian103 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car615 (64%)
  • Motorcycle147 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had the 164th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
164th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1980

The M6 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1980: 65, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM66510918
2ndA346069310
3rdA523962110
4thA533858113
5thA527222405
6thA525202806
7thB5369172603
8thA500162315
9thA519151803
10thB5044141903
11thB5368131502
12thB5371131402
13thA50111501
14thB5367101313
15thA53191404
16thA50114700
17thA5141203
18thB50262200
19thA51821201
20thB50431101

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1980

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 224.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1980

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1980: 324.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1980, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1980.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years