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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 518 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1982, and 732 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1981 (480), and casualties rose from 655.

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

Collisions in 1982
518
Up 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
732
Up 12% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1982

1.9% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1982 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious11522%
  • Slight39376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious15421%
  • Slight56577%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 518, up 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (10%)
  • Wednesday89 (17%)
  • Thursday81 (16%)
  • Friday88 (17%)
  • Saturday83 (16%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.8%)
  • February30 (5.8%)
  • March51 (9.8%)
  • April39 (7.5%)
  • May43 (8.3%)
  • June51 (9.8%)
  • July44 (8.5%)
  • August43 (8.3%)
  • September41 (7.9%)
  • October44 (8.5%)
  • November53 (10%)
  • December49 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (61%)
  • Wet or damp176 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.3%)
  • Snow11 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph341 (66%)
  • 40 mph43 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph64 (12%)
  • 70 mph70 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (14%)
  • Roundabout43 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist155 (21%)
  • Pedestrian97 (13%)
  • Cyclist52 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6%)
  • 16 to 20220 (30%)
  • 21 to 25118 (16%)
  • 26 to 35120 (16%)
  • 36 to 4552 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.5%)
  • Over 7514 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (54%)
  • Passenger237 (32%)
  • Pedestrian97 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car551 (63%)
  • Motorcycle148 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 1982.

Collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
172nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1982

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1982: 51, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34516716
2ndA523958112
3rdM6377248
4thA525313508
5thA527252804
6thA53244215
7thA50172005
8thA500172415
9thB5368161803
10thA531131902
11thA519121702
12thB5369111601
13thB5044101603
14thB5367101203
15thA514501
16thB50263301
17thB50433401
18thA51822200
19thB53702200
20thA50111100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1982

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 235.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1982

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1982: 310.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1982, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years