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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2004, and 641 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2003 (464), and casualties rose from 636.

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

Collisions in 2004
474
Up 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
641
Up 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
7.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2004

1.7% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2004 were fatal and 7.2% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious347.2%
  • Slight43291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious457%
  • Slight58792%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 474, up 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday78 (16%)
  • Wednesday86 (18%)
  • Thursday81 (17%)
  • Friday62 (13%)
  • Saturday57 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (10%)
  • February31 (6.5%)
  • March41 (8.6%)
  • April38 (8%)
  • May37 (7.8%)
  • June35 (7.4%)
  • July30 (6.3%)
  • August33 (7%)
  • September48 (10%)
  • October34 (7.2%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December46 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (55%)
  • Wet or damp193 (41%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph272 (57%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph60 (13%)
  • 70 mph110 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (29%)
  • Roundabout54 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (70%)
  • Pedestrian64 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20105 (16%)
  • 21 to 2594 (15%)
  • 26 to 35127 (20%)
  • 36 to 4596 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.8%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (59%)
  • Passenger198 (31%)
  • Pedestrian64 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car732 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle49 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had the 156th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2004

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2004, with 63 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2004

The M6 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2004: 69, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM66910015
2ndA34507301
3rdA500477025
4thA53416411
5thA527263700
6thB5500182603
7thA525142601
8thA519101110
9thB5367101102
10thA528800
11thA5071002
12thA53171100
13thB53687701
14thB53696600
15thA515801
16thB50445800
17thB54155700
18thA50113300
19thA51823300
20thB53713400

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2004

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 186.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2004

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2004: 276.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2004, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years