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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 480 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1984, and 634 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1983 (431), and casualties rose from 618.

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

Collisions in 1984
480
Up 11% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
634
Up 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
16
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1984

3.3% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1984 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.3%
  • Serious10522%
  • Slight35975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.8%
  • Serious12119%
  • Slight49578%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 480, up 11% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (10%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (19%)
  • Sunday61 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6%)
  • February37 (7.7%)
  • March35 (7.3%)
  • April33 (6.9%)
  • May44 (9.2%)
  • June47 (9.8%)
  • July47 (9.8%)
  • August38 (7.9%)
  • September44 (9.2%)
  • October42 (8.8%)
  • November38 (7.9%)
  • December46 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (65%)
  • Wet or damp158 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph306 (64%)
  • 40 mph38 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph58 (12%)
  • 70 mph77 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (16%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (21%)
  • Pedestrian119 (19%)
  • Cyclist53 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1040 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1557 (9%)
  • 16 to 20176 (28%)
  • 21 to 2588 (14%)
  • 26 to 3577 (12%)
  • 36 to 4566 (10%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (54%)
  • Passenger173 (27%)
  • Pedestrian119 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car514 (64%)
  • Motorcycle125 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1984.

Collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1984

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1984: 41, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34415229
2ndA523945010
3rdM6356118
4thA53345858
5thA527303714
6thA500192316
7thA525192824
8thA519141803
9thB5369101403
10thB536791203
11thA53181304
12thB536881011
13thA5171411
14thB50447804
15thA505502
16thB50434500
17thA50113401
18thB50262300
19thB53711100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1984

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 220.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1984

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1984: 316.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1984, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years