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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1998, and 652 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1997 (530), and casualties fell from 755.

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

Collisions in 1998
467
Down 12% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
652
Down 14% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
6.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1998

1.3% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1998 were fatal and 6.9% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious326.9%
  • Slight42992%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious406.1%
  • Slight60693%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 467, down 12% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday80 (17%)
  • Sunday42 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.9%)
  • February35 (7.5%)
  • March38 (8.1%)
  • April39 (8.4%)
  • May37 (7.9%)
  • June44 (9.4%)
  • July42 (9%)
  • August36 (7.7%)
  • September41 (8.8%)
  • October37 (7.9%)
  • November39 (8.4%)
  • December42 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (55%)
  • Wet or damp195 (42%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph268 (57%)
  • 40 mph39 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph73 (16%)
  • 70 mph81 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (22%)
  • Roundabout37 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant444 (68%)
  • Pedestrian73 (11%)
  • Cyclist42 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2098 (15%)
  • 21 to 2585 (13%)
  • 26 to 35131 (20%)
  • 36 to 4589 (14%)
  • 46 to 5565 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.3%)
  • Over 7522 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (59%)
  • Passenger196 (30%)
  • Pedestrian73 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car662 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle31 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 1998.

Collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1998

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1998: 59, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34599005
2ndA53488815
3rdM6477210
4thA500253401
5thA527222311
6thA525203503
7thB5500192500
8thA50172310
9thB5368151602
10thA52101200
11thA51991201
12thB536791301
13thB536991000
14thA516801
15thA5315711
16thB54153300
17thB50442301
18thB53712200
19thA50111100
20thA51821100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1998

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 200.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1998

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1998: 274.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years