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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1993, and 625 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1992 (428), and casualties rose from 561.

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

Collisions in 1993
456
Up 7% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
625
Up 11% on 1992
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1993

1.3% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1993 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious4710%
  • Slight40388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious558.8%
  • Slight56490%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 456, up 7% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (16%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.3%)
  • February35 (7.7%)
  • March32 (7%)
  • April49 (11%)
  • May39 (8.6%)
  • June28 (6.1%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August28 (6.1%)
  • September36 (7.9%)
  • October38 (8.3%)
  • November39 (8.6%)
  • December45 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (22%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other17 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (56%)
  • Wet or damp188 (41%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph277 (61%)
  • 40 mph41 (9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph70 (15%)
  • 70 mph64 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (21%)
  • Roundabout43 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (70%)
  • Pedestrian86 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20101 (16%)
  • 21 to 25100 (16%)
  • 26 to 35133 (21%)
  • 36 to 4590 (14%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.6%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (56%)
  • Passenger186 (30%)
  • Pedestrian86 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car658 (81%)
  • Motorcycle34 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach25 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1993.

Collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
209th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
293rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1993

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1993: 66, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34669114
2ndA53487418
3rdM6375903
4thA527253002
5thA525223501
6thA500202712
7thB5368161912
8thB5500141800
9thA51101401
10thB5367101602
11thB504491201
12thA527700
13thB536971002
14thA5051111
15thA5195501
16thB53714701
17thA50113500
18thA5313411
19thB50263601
20thB53702200

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1993

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 202.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1993

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1993: 286.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1993, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years