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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 536 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1996, and 769 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1995 (486), and casualties rose from 681.

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

Collisions in 1996
536
Up 10% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
769
Up 13% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1996

0.6% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1996 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious529.7%
  • Slight48190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious688.8%
  • Slight69891%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 536, up 10% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (11%)
  • Tuesday87 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (13%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday107 (20%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.7%)
  • February61 (11%)
  • March36 (6.7%)
  • April40 (7.5%)
  • May46 (8.6%)
  • June45 (8.4%)
  • July56 (10%)
  • August42 (7.8%)
  • September50 (9.3%)
  • October45 (8.4%)
  • November37 (6.9%)
  • December42 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds413 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (59%)
  • Wet or damp196 (37%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.1%)
  • Snow10 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph316 (59%)
  • 40 mph44 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph83 (15%)
  • 70 mph88 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (22%)
  • Roundabout41 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant524 (68%)
  • Pedestrian97 (13%)
  • Cyclist49 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1043 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1556 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20128 (17%)
  • 21 to 25131 (17%)
  • 26 to 35141 (18%)
  • 36 to 4598 (13%)
  • 46 to 5556 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.1%)
  • Over 7513 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider434 (56%)
  • Passenger238 (31%)
  • Pedestrian97 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car773 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.5%)
  • Motorcycle29 (3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had the 161st most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1996

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1996: 65, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34659008
2ndM6488303
3rdA500425701
4thA53325203
5thA525253503
6thA527252900
7thB5500203514
8thA519161900
9thA531142104
10thB5368141501
11thB5369131502
12thA52121602
13thA50101703
14thA51102503
15thB53717700
16thB50446700
17thA51824600
18thB53673400
19thA50112201
20thB54152200

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1996

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 230.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1996

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1996: 322.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years