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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2008, and 430 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2007 (402), and casualties fell from 561.

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

Collisions in 2008
311
Down 23% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
430
Down 23% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
4.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2008

1.6% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2008 were fatal and 4.5% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious144.5%
  • Slight29294%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious184.2%
  • Slight40594%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 311, down 23% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (10%)
  • Tuesday57 (18%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9%)
  • February31 (10%)
  • March16 (5.1%)
  • April24 (7.7%)
  • May32 (10%)
  • June20 (6.4%)
  • July23 (7.4%)
  • August23 (7.4%)
  • September22 (7.1%)
  • October38 (12%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December23 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (59%)
  • Wet or damp119 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (63%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph45 (14%)
  • 70 mph47 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (19%)
  • Roundabout45 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2069 (16%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (20%)
  • 36 to 4572 (17%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (63%)
  • Passenger135 (31%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car471 (78%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 2008.

Collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2008

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2008, with 38 collisions.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2008

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2008: 37.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34375800
2ndA53354210
3rdA500344911
4thM6224814
5thA527162300
6thB5367152203
7thA525101000
8thB5369101100
9thB550091200
10thA5197800
11thB53686601
12thB53716900
13thA5315501
14thA523400
15thA502200
16thA512410
17thA51822200
18thB50442200
19thA50111100
20thB54151100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2008

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 141.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2008

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2008: 186.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2008, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years