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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 516 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2000, and 728 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1999 (459), and casualties rose from 626.

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

Collisions in 2000
516
Up 12% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
728
Up 16% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2000

0.6% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2000 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious479.1%
  • Slight46690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious537.3%
  • Slight67292%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 516, up 12% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (17%)
  • Tuesday79 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday103 (20%)
  • Saturday61 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.4%)
  • February48 (9.3%)
  • March32 (6.2%)
  • April37 (7.2%)
  • May44 (8.5%)
  • June40 (7.8%)
  • July40 (7.8%)
  • August42 (8.1%)
  • September50 (9.7%)
  • October40 (7.8%)
  • November52 (10%)
  • December53 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight368 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (54%)
  • Wet or damp229 (44%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph292 (57%)
  • 40 mph37 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph72 (14%)
  • 70 mph109 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (24%)
  • Roundabout53 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (70%)
  • Pedestrian85 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20105 (14%)
  • 21 to 2590 (12%)
  • 26 to 35182 (25%)
  • 36 to 4592 (13%)
  • 46 to 5561 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.8%)
  • Over 7515 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (58%)
  • Passenger219 (30%)
  • Pedestrian85 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car739 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle45 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had the 158th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2000

The M6 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2000: 69, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM66911107
2ndA53608402
3rdA34528006
4thA500406211
5thA527182001
6thA519172302
7thB5369172100
8thA525162101
9thB5500131802
10thB5368121500
11thA52101401
12thB536791100
13thA5081202
14thB537161000
15thA514801
16thA5314600
17thA50113600
18thB50443400
19thA51822300
20thB50262200

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2000

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 216.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2000

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2000: 299.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years