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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1991, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1990 (409), and casualties fell from 514.

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

Collisions in 1991
390
Down 5% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
493
Down 4% on 1990
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1991

1% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1991 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight33285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious6112%
  • Slight42887%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 390, down 5% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (10%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday70 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.7%)
  • February25 (6.4%)
  • March30 (7.7%)
  • April30 (7.7%)
  • May24 (6.2%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July32 (8.2%)
  • August40 (10%)
  • September29 (7.4%)
  • October32 (8.2%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December30 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Other14 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (58%)
  • Wet or damp143 (37%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.1%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (70%)
  • 40 mph48 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph18 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph48 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (22%)
  • Roundabout50 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (62%)
  • Pedestrian84 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist35 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2089 (18%)
  • 21 to 2573 (15%)
  • 26 to 35102 (21%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.7%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (56%)
  • Passenger133 (27%)
  • Pedestrian84 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car557 (81%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 1991.

Collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1991

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1991: 61, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA346175011
2ndA527334501
3rdM6324414
4thA53243201
5thA52162200
6thA500153011
7thB5044152201
8thA519141711
9thB5368121402
10thB5367101101
11thA508902
12thA52571010
13thB53697701
14thB53713300
15thA50112200
16thB55002200
17thA50011100
18thA50091101
19thB50431100
20thB50451100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1991

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 223.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1991

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1991: 275.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1991, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years