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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 464 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2003, and 636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2002 (513), and casualties fell from 726.

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

Collisions in 2003
464
Down 10% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
636
Down 12% on 2002
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
8% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2003

2.6% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2003 were fatal and 8% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious378%
  • Slight41589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious436.8%
  • Slight58191%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 464, down 10% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (11%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday76 (16%)
  • Sunday69 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.5%)
  • February30 (6.5%)
  • March40 (8.6%)
  • April38 (8.2%)
  • May37 (8%)
  • June36 (7.8%)
  • July35 (7.5%)
  • August34 (7.3%)
  • September38 (8.2%)
  • October53 (11%)
  • November45 (9.7%)
  • December48 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (67%)
  • Wet or damp140 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph284 (61%)
  • 40 mph41 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph54 (12%)
  • 70 mph79 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway292 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (23%)
  • Roundabout59 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant401 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (11%)
  • Pedestrian66 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20101 (16%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35135 (21%)
  • 36 to 45103 (16%)
  • 46 to 5558 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider380 (60%)
  • Passenger190 (30%)
  • Pedestrian66 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car663 (76%)
  • Motorcycle65 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Newcastle-under-Lyme ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had the 166th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2003

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2003, with 64 collisions.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2003

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2003: 57.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34577300
2ndM6416112
3rdA500375422
4thA53345034
5thA527313700
6thA525202601
7thB5500172602
8thA519121401
9thB5367121310
10thA51111904
11thB536881200
12thB53698901
13thA5271800
14thB50446801
15thA505501
16thB53714400
17thB50262300
18thB54152302
19thA51821101
20thA5311110

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2003

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 217.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2003

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2003: 300.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2003, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years