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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 530 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1997, and 755 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (536), and casualties fell from 769.

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

Collisions in 1997
530
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
755
Down 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1997

0.6% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1997 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious438.1%
  • Slight48491%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious516.8%
  • Slight70193%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 530, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (13%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (13%)
  • Friday96 (18%)
  • Saturday83 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.4%)
  • February34 (6.4%)
  • March51 (9.6%)
  • April42 (7.9%)
  • May44 (8.3%)
  • June30 (5.7%)
  • July54 (10%)
  • August44 (8.3%)
  • September35 (6.6%)
  • October63 (12%)
  • November50 (9.4%)
  • December49 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight366 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds410 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (59%)
  • Wet or damp202 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph335 (63%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph85 (16%)
  • 70 mph75 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (18%)
  • Roundabout53 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant524 (69%)
  • Pedestrian82 (11%)
  • Cyclist42 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1552 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2099 (13%)
  • 21 to 25107 (14%)
  • 26 to 35142 (19%)
  • 36 to 45120 (16%)
  • 46 to 5581 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.2%)
  • Over 7523 (3%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider446 (59%)
  • Passenger227 (30%)
  • Pedestrian82 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car756 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle40 (4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.4%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had the 164th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1997

The A53 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1997: 54, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53549018
2ndA34537305
3rdM6448004
4thA527374503
5thA500314802
6thA525284102
7thA519151900
8thA52131600
9thA51122312
10thB5368121200
11thB5369121401
12thB5500122402
13thA531111501
14thA50101101
15thB53677902
16thB53716700
17thB504451001
18thA50114801
19thB53702200
20thA51821400

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1997

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 224.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1997

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1997: 314.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years