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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1988, and 541 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1987 (507), and casualties fell from 709.

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

Collisions in 1988
414
Down 18% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
541
Down 24% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1988

1.7% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1988 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight34884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious7113%
  • Slight46386%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 414, down 18% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (11%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday82 (20%)
  • Saturday65 (16%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.6%)
  • February29 (7%)
  • March30 (7.2%)
  • April43 (10%)
  • May28 (6.8%)
  • June38 (9.2%)
  • July32 (7.7%)
  • August33 (8%)
  • September43 (10%)
  • October40 (9.7%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December31 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (67%)
  • Wet or damp129 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph263 (64%)
  • 40 mph33 (8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph59 (14%)
  • 70 mph57 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (19%)
  • Roundabout35 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (59%)
  • Pedestrian82 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (11%)
  • Cyclist45 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1038 (7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20115 (21%)
  • 21 to 2584 (16%)
  • 26 to 3577 (14%)
  • 36 to 4570 (13%)
  • 46 to 5547 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (53%)
  • Passenger171 (32%)
  • Pedestrian82 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (76%)
  • Motorcycle59 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 1988.

Collisions
242nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
311th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1988

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1988: 46, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34466208
2ndM6386426
3rdA53355115
4thA500223212
5thA525222703
6thA52212513
7thA527151902
8thA50141803
9thB5369131413
10thB5367101002
11thA51991411
12thA53171302
13thA50116800
14thB53685601
15thB53715501
16thA514400
17thB50444601
18thA5181300
19thA51821100
20thB50451100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1988

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 177.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1988

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1988: 259.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1988, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years