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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 532 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1986, and 738 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (518), and casualties rose from 728.

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

Collisions in 1986
532
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
738
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1986

1.9% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1986 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious12323%
  • Slight39975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious14820%
  • Slight58079%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 532, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday80 (15%)
  • Friday83 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6%)
  • February40 (7.5%)
  • March52 (9.8%)
  • April43 (8.1%)
  • May39 (7.3%)
  • June41 (7.7%)
  • July56 (11%)
  • August48 (9%)
  • September45 (8.5%)
  • October49 (9.2%)
  • November51 (9.6%)
  • December36 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other41 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (57%)
  • Wet or damp199 (37%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.8%)
  • Snow7 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph322 (61%)
  • 40 mph45 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph64 (12%)
  • 70 mph100 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (19%)
  • Roundabout32 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant400 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (16%)
  • Pedestrian102 (14%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1563 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20178 (24%)
  • 21 to 25131 (18%)
  • 26 to 35112 (15%)
  • 36 to 4577 (10%)
  • 46 to 5557 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.1%)
  • Over 7510 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (57%)
  • Passenger214 (29%)
  • Pedestrian102 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car612 (66%)
  • Motorcycle109 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.8%)
  • Minibus9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had the 172nd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1986

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1986: 54, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34546427
2ndM64386010
3rdA523747012
4thA533757011
5thA500324626
6thA527272912
7thA525192905
8thA519152003
9thB5367131606
10thA50121205
11thB53697812
12thA50116801
13thA516902
14thB53686701
15thB504451011
16thA5314903
17thA51823400
18thB50262600
19thB53702201
20thA5181100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1986

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 233.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1986

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1986: 314.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1986, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years