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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 445 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2005, and 610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2004 (474), and casualties fell from 641.

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

Collisions in 2005
445
Down 6% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
610
Down 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2005

1.8% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2005 were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious306.7%
  • Slight40791%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious335.4%
  • Slight56993%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 445, down 6% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (17%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.8%)
  • February38 (8.5%)
  • March32 (7.2%)
  • April35 (7.9%)
  • May36 (8.1%)
  • June24 (5.4%)
  • July44 (9.9%)
  • August38 (8.5%)
  • September40 (9%)
  • October44 (9.9%)
  • November45 (10%)
  • December43 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (65%)
  • Wet or damp140 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph278 (62%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph64 (14%)
  • 70 mph61 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (22%)
  • Roundabout62 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant436 (71%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2093 (15%)
  • 21 to 2595 (16%)
  • 26 to 35104 (17%)
  • 36 to 4597 (16%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (62%)
  • Passenger168 (28%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car650 (80%)
  • Motorcycle43 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had the 169th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2005

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2005, with 65 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2005

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2005: 60, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34608112
2ndM6386210
3rdA53364802
4thA500283812
5thA525264322
6thA527182201
7thB5368131700
8thA519111700
9thB5500101303
10thB536991200
11thB504481201
12thA517700
13thA506700
14thA525500
15thA5315710
16thB53674500
17thA50112300
18thB50262300
19thB53702400
20thB53712201

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2005

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 203.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2005

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2005: 284.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years