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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1992, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1991 (390), and casualties rose from 493.

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

Collisions in 1992
428
Up 10% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
561
Up 14% on 1991
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1992

0.9% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1992 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6014%
  • Slight36485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious7113%
  • Slight48687%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1992 is highlighted, with 428, up 10% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (16%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.6%)
  • February29 (6.8%)
  • March33 (7.7%)
  • April28 (6.5%)
  • May46 (11%)
  • June45 (11%)
  • July28 (6.5%)
  • August30 (7%)
  • September23 (5.4%)
  • October42 (9.8%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December39 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Other13 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (58%)
  • Wet or damp166 (39%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph272 (64%)
  • 40 mph39 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph62 (14%)
  • 70 mph53 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (17%)
  • Roundabout51 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (64%)
  • Pedestrian83 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2088 (16%)
  • 21 to 2591 (16%)
  • 26 to 35115 (20%)
  • 36 to 4582 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (58%)
  • Passenger152 (27%)
  • Pedestrian83 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car606 (79%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 212 of them in 1992.

Collisions
213th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
296th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1992

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1992: 54, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34547416
2ndA53345009
3rdM6314403
4thA527253006
5thA525233102
6thA500202402
7thB5368141803
8thA52131500
9thA531111802
10thA519101501
11thA5081000
12thB536771200
13thB55007701
14thB50445602
15thB53715720
16thA51824600
17thB53694401
18thA513402
19thA50111100
20thB50381200

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1992

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 199.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1992

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1992: 277.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1992, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years