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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 507 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1987, and 709 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1986 (532), and casualties fell from 738.

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

Collisions in 1987
507
Down 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
709
Down 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1987

1.6% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1987 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious7715%
  • Slight42283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious9614%
  • Slight60485%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 507, down 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (11%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday89 (18%)
  • Saturday68 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.5%)
  • February38 (7.5%)
  • March42 (8.3%)
  • April39 (7.7%)
  • May46 (9.1%)
  • June24 (4.7%)
  • July50 (9.9%)
  • August39 (7.7%)
  • September55 (11%)
  • October53 (10%)
  • November49 (9.7%)
  • December39 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other26 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (62%)
  • Wet or damp176 (35%)
  • Snow8 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph283 (56%)
  • 40 mph63 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph77 (15%)
  • 70 mph81 (16%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (18%)
  • Roundabout45 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant398 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (14%)
  • Pedestrian89 (13%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.5%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20159 (22%)
  • 21 to 25122 (17%)
  • 26 to 35127 (18%)
  • 36 to 4576 (11%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (54%)
  • Passenger234 (33%)
  • Pedestrian89 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car622 (70%)
  • Motorcycle99 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had the 174th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
171st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1987

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1987: 67, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34678506
2ndA53427108
3rdA52404914
4thM6367936
5thA500263501
6thA527253406
7thA519213202
8thB5368151604
9thA525121613
10thB5044111210
11thB5367111400
12thB5369111102
13thA5091102
14thA50116901
15thA515902
16thA5315602
17thA51823801
18thB53713600
19thB50262301
20thB53702200

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1987

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 232.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1987

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1987: 316.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years