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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2009, and 456 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2008 (311), and casualties rose from 430.

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

Collisions in 2009
319
Up 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
456
Up 6% on 2008
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
6% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2009

2.2% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2009 were fatal and 6% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious196%
  • Slight29392%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious245.3%
  • Slight42593%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 319, up 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday63 (20%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.4%)
  • February22 (6.9%)
  • March24 (7.5%)
  • April24 (7.5%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June23 (7.2%)
  • July28 (8.8%)
  • August31 (9.7%)
  • September31 (9.7%)
  • October20 (6.3%)
  • November25 (7.8%)
  • December26 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (60%)
  • Wet or damp112 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph183 (57%)
  • 40 mph30 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph44 (14%)
  • 70 mph61 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (26%)
  • Roundabout37 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (73%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2078 (17%)
  • 21 to 2575 (16%)
  • 26 to 3577 (17%)
  • 36 to 4578 (17%)
  • 46 to 5551 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.1%)
  • Over 7515 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (62%)
  • Passenger134 (29%)
  • Pedestrian39 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car491 (79%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 2009.

Collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2009

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2009, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2009

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2009: 43, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34436312
2ndM6357131
3rdA500344900
4thA53314212
5thB5500111301
6thA527101400
7thA531101501
8thB53677800
9thB53687900
10thA506900
11thA5195600
12thA5255600
13thB53695500
14thB53715501
15thA5141000
16thA524400
17thB50442200
18thA51821100
19thA52711100
20thB50261100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2009

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 123.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2009

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2009: 173.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years