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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1994, and 712 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1993 (456), and casualties rose from 625.

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

Collisions in 1994
496
Up 9% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
712
Up 14% on 1993
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1994

2.2% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1994 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight42686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious669.3%
  • Slight63389%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1994 is highlighted, with 496, up 9% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday90 (18%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.3%)
  • February42 (8.5%)
  • March42 (8.5%)
  • April42 (8.5%)
  • May37 (7.5%)
  • June35 (7.1%)
  • July33 (6.7%)
  • August44 (8.9%)
  • September49 (9.9%)
  • October50 (10%)
  • November44 (8.9%)
  • December42 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (57%)
  • Wet or damp193 (39%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph288 (58%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph89 (18%)
  • 70 mph80 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (23%)
  • Roundabout30 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant475 (67%)
  • Pedestrian69 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist49 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2095 (13%)
  • 21 to 25109 (15%)
  • 26 to 35161 (23%)
  • 36 to 4581 (11%)
  • 46 to 5573 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (60%)
  • Passenger219 (31%)
  • Pedestrian69 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car689 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (8%)
  • Motorcycle48 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had the 169th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1994

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1994: 60, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA346088010
2ndA535177111
3rdM64810436
4thA500314222
5thB5500253913
6thA527222501
7thA525172611
8thA51131704
9thA52131900
10thB5369131811
11thB5367111401
12thB5368111602
13thA5318901
14thA507801
15thA5197900
16thB50447701
17thB53714601
18thB50263700
19thA50111200
20thB53701100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1994

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 200.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1994

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1994: 294.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1994, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years