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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 519 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2001, and 746 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (516), and casualties rose from 728.

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

Collisions in 2001
519
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
746
Up 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2001

1.7% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2001 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious489.2%
  • Slight46289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious557.4%
  • Slight68291%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 519, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (11%)
  • Wednesday92 (18%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday95 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.3%)
  • February35 (6.7%)
  • March35 (6.7%)
  • April38 (7.3%)
  • May34 (6.6%)
  • June46 (8.9%)
  • July42 (8.1%)
  • August41 (7.9%)
  • September45 (8.7%)
  • October54 (10%)
  • November54 (10%)
  • December57 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds427 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (13%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (61%)
  • Wet or damp188 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph299 (58%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph64 (12%)
  • 70 mph109 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (24%)
  • Roundabout49 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant536 (72%)
  • Pedestrian88 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (5%)
  • Cyclist28 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1558 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20110 (15%)
  • 21 to 2593 (12%)
  • 26 to 35147 (20%)
  • 36 to 45104 (14%)
  • 46 to 5569 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.4%)
  • Over 7518 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded35 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider421 (56%)
  • Passenger237 (32%)
  • Pedestrian88 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car815 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle38 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Newcastle-under-Lyme ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had the 156th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2001

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2001, with 76 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2001

The M6 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2001: 68, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM66812012
2ndA53599004
3rdA34536725
4thA500406241
5thA527203002
6thA525173303
7thB5500152103
8thB5368141500
9thA519132600
10thA50122002
11thA52101201
12thB5044101301
13thB53698901
14thB53676600
15thA514500
16thB50434500
17thA51823301
18thA5313300
19thB50263501
20thB53703301

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2001

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 217.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2001

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2001: 318.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years