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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 518 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1985, and 728 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1984 (480), and casualties rose from 634.

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

Collisions in 1985
518
Up 8% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
728
Up 15% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1985

1.4% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1985 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious10921%
  • Slight40278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious13118%
  • Slight58680%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 518, up 8% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday74 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (16%)
  • Friday108 (21%)
  • Saturday79 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.6%)
  • February31 (6%)
  • March38 (7.3%)
  • April47 (9.1%)
  • May49 (9.5%)
  • June41 (7.9%)
  • July43 (8.3%)
  • August36 (6.9%)
  • September46 (8.9%)
  • October43 (8.3%)
  • November70 (14%)
  • December40 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds386 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other34 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (58%)
  • Wet or damp189 (36%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.3%)
  • Snow10 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph330 (64%)
  • 40 mph43 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph67 (13%)
  • 70 mph75 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway394 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (14%)
  • Roundabout46 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (17%)
  • Pedestrian105 (14%)
  • Cyclist53 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1053 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20192 (26%)
  • 21 to 25104 (14%)
  • 26 to 35116 (16%)
  • 36 to 4564 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.9%)
  • Over 7513 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (54%)
  • Passenger230 (32%)
  • Pedestrian105 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car568 (65%)
  • Motorcycle113 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1985.

Collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
165th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1985

The A34 and A52 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1985, with 46 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA344661011
2ndA52466209
3rdA534193313
4thM6365815
5thA527263705
6thA525171901
7thB5367171913
8thB5368152106
9thA519142101
10thA500132411
11thA531101502
12thA5091003
13thB504491403
14thA5161100
15thB53695702
16thB50264501
17thA50113501
18thA51823302
19thB50433601
20thB53701100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1985

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 247.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1985

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1985: 342.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1985, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years