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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1983, and 618 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1982 (518), and casualties fell from 732.

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

Collisions in 1983
431
Down 17% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
618
Down 16% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1983

2.8% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1983 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.8%
  • Serious9422%
  • Slight32575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious11218%
  • Slight48879%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 431, down 17% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (11%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday87 (20%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (7.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.1%)
  • February28 (6.5%)
  • March33 (7.7%)
  • April37 (8.6%)
  • May30 (7%)
  • June44 (10%)
  • July39 (9%)
  • August35 (8.1%)
  • September42 (9.7%)
  • October38 (8.8%)
  • November39 (9%)
  • December31 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other19 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (60%)
  • Wet or damp157 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph268 (62%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph65 (15%)
  • 70 mph58 (13%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (15%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (21%)
  • Pedestrian73 (12%)
  • Cyclist58 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1043 (7%)
  • 11 to 1557 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20176 (28%)
  • 21 to 2578 (13%)
  • 26 to 3591 (15%)
  • 36 to 4555 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (56%)
  • Passenger198 (32%)
  • Pedestrian73 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (62%)
  • Motorcycle128 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Newcastle-under-Lyme

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Newcastle-under-Lyme ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 1983.

Collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1983

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1983: 45, including 5 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34456157
2ndA53385608
3rdM6319048
4thA52273306
5thA527272903
6thA525253606
7thB5368131404
8thB5367111401
9thA50101204
10thA500103202
11thA519101200
12thB53699901
13thA5181512
14thA53181503
15thB50446601
16thB50263501
17thA50112300
18thB50432200
19thA51821300

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1983

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 199.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1983

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1983: 270.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1983, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years