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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1995, and 681 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1994 (496), and casualties fell from 712.

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

Collisions in 1995
486
Down 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
681
Down 4% on 1994
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1995

0.6% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1995 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5110%
  • Slight43289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious608.8%
  • Slight61891%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1995 is highlighted, with 486, down 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday84 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (12%)
  • February41 (8.4%)
  • March51 (10%)
  • April34 (7%)
  • May44 (9.1%)
  • June42 (8.6%)
  • July27 (5.6%)
  • August38 (7.8%)
  • September38 (7.8%)
  • October34 (7%)
  • November41 (8.4%)
  • December39 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (58%)
  • Wet or damp187 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph324 (67%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph67 (14%)
  • 70 mph66 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (17%)
  • Roundabout49 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant459 (67%)
  • Pedestrian74 (11%)
  • Cyclist41 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1040 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20100 (15%)
  • 21 to 25102 (15%)
  • 26 to 35126 (19%)
  • 36 to 4576 (11%)
  • 46 to 5559 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.7%)
  • Over 7513 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded41 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (57%)
  • Passenger217 (32%)
  • Pedestrian74 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car677 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle37 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had the 176th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1995

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1995: 65, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA346510421
2ndM6407302
3rdA53376617
4thA500284103
5thA527253302
6thB5500202703
7thA525171903
8thA52151702
9thB5368151802
10thA50101401
11thB5369101301
12thB536791301
13thA51981402
14thA53181301
15thA50115501
16thA515601
17thB50445500
18thB53715600
19thB50433300
20thB53703300

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1995

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 220.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1995

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1995: 293.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1995, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years