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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 480 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1981, and 655 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1980 (557), and casualties fell from 750.

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

Collisions in 1981
480
Down 14% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
655
Down 13% on 1980
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1981

2.7% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1981 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious10021%
  • Slight36776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious11918%
  • Slight52280%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 480, down 14% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (12%)
  • Friday90 (19%)
  • Saturday82 (17%)
  • Sunday64 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.9%)
  • February40 (8.3%)
  • March47 (9.8%)
  • April27 (5.6%)
  • May36 (7.5%)
  • June32 (6.7%)
  • July39 (8.1%)
  • August42 (8.8%)
  • September47 (9.8%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November39 (8.1%)
  • December39 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (56%)
  • Wet or damp174 (36%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.4%)
  • Snow17 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph308 (64%)
  • 40 mph43 (9%)
  • 60 mph58 (12%)
  • 70 mph70 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (14%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (20%)
  • Pedestrian93 (14%)
  • Cyclist60 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1039 (6%)
  • 11 to 1558 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20205 (31%)
  • 21 to 2580 (12%)
  • 26 to 3582 (13%)
  • 36 to 4558 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.5%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (57%)
  • Passenger191 (29%)
  • Pedestrian93 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car516 (63%)
  • Motorcycle127 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 1981.

Collisions
199th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1981

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1981: 48, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA344862112
2ndA53376338
3rdA52334817
4thA525314716
5thM6223123
6thA527162403
7thB5367131603
8thB5368131510
9thA500122012
10thA519121402
11thB5044121504
12thB5369111404
13thA5171303
14thB53716802
15thA5315904
16thA504611
17thA50114401
18thB53704500
19thA51822300
20thB50261201

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1981

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 222.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1981

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1981: 314.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1981, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years