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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 409 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1990, and 514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1989 (461), and casualties fell from 580.

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

Collisions in 1990
409
Down 11% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
514
Down 11% on 1989
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1990

1% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1990 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5313%
  • Slight35286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious5310%
  • Slight45789%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 409, down 11% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (16%)
  • Tuesday56 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (17%)
  • Sunday35 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9%)
  • February38 (9.3%)
  • March24 (5.9%)
  • April40 (9.8%)
  • May34 (8.3%)
  • June37 (9%)
  • July37 (9%)
  • August28 (6.8%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October26 (6.4%)
  • November37 (9%)
  • December27 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (60%)
  • Wet or damp155 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph287 (70%)
  • 40 mph58 (14%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph24 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph37 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (20%)
  • Roundabout54 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (59%)
  • Pedestrian76 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (12%)
  • Cyclist47 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2098 (19%)
  • 21 to 2579 (15%)
  • 26 to 35106 (21%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5541 (8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (58%)
  • Passenger138 (27%)
  • Pedestrian76 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car552 (76%)
  • Motorcycle66 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 1990.

Collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1990

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1990: 77, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA347710115
2ndA53244404
3rdA500202402
4thA52202304
5thA527202202
6thA519182104
7thB5368172102
8thM6152013
9thB5369141501
10thA525121302
11thB53678801
12thA504400
13thB53714600
14thB50443301
15thA50111110
16thA5131100
17thA5201201
18thA5311100
19thB50261100
20thB50451100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1990

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 248.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1990

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1990: 296.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years