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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1989, and 580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1988 (414), and casualties rose from 541.

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

Collisions in 1989
461
Up 11% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
580
Up 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1989

1.7% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1989 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious6314%
  • Slight39085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious7713%
  • Slight49485%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 461, up 11% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (12%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.1%)
  • February35 (7.6%)
  • March37 (8%)
  • April37 (8%)
  • May39 (8.5%)
  • June34 (7.4%)
  • July34 (7.4%)
  • August31 (6.7%)
  • September34 (7.4%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December42 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other18 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (62%)
  • Wet or damp165 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph300 (65%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph48 (10%)
  • 70 mph67 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (20%)
  • Roundabout42 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (61%)
  • Pedestrian74 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (12%)
  • Cyclist39 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20120 (21%)
  • 21 to 2598 (17%)
  • 26 to 35111 (19%)
  • 36 to 4563 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.3%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (60%)
  • Passenger158 (27%)
  • Pedestrian74 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car632 (74%)
  • Motorcycle76 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 1989.

Collisions
226th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1989

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1989: 60, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34607907
2ndM6437225
3rdA53354618
4thA527283302
5thA500212902
6thA525192605
7thB5368182202
8thA52172102
9thA50121603
10thA519111312
11thB504491203
12thB53678901
13thB53697811
14thB53715511
15thA50114401
16thA513400
17thB50263300
18thB53702200
19thA51821310
20thA5231100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1989

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 217.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1989

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1989: 289.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1989, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years