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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1999, and 626 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1998 (467), and casualties fell from 652.

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

Collisions in 1999
459
Down 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
626
Down 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
7% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1999

0.7% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1999 were fatal and 7% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious327%
  • Slight42492%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious396.2%
  • Slight58493%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 459, down 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.5%)
  • February22 (4.8%)
  • March38 (8.3%)
  • April37 (8.1%)
  • May37 (8.1%)
  • June42 (9.2%)
  • July46 (10%)
  • August43 (9.4%)
  • September37 (8.1%)
  • October33 (7.2%)
  • November35 (7.6%)
  • December50 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (58%)
  • Wet or damp179 (39%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (59%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph73 (16%)
  • 70 mph76 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (22%)
  • Roundabout37 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant435 (69%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.1%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20100 (16%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 35126 (20%)
  • 36 to 4597 (15%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (62%)
  • Passenger173 (28%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car682 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle35 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 1999.

Collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 1999

The M6 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1999: 56, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6568512
2ndA53547603
3rdA34405401
4thA500345002
5thB5368193401
6thA527172100
7thB5500151611
8thA51132311
9thA525131802
10thA51981000
11thA528800
12thB536781100
13thB537181101
14thA506902
15thB50264601
16thB53694700
17thA5313300
18thA50111100
19thA51821400
20thA52501100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1999

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 166.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 1999

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1999: 258.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years