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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2010, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2009 (319), and casualties rose from 456.

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

Collisions in 2010
338
Up 6% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
490
Up 7% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
7.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2010

0.6% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2010 were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious267.7%
  • Slight31092%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious306.1%
  • Slight45893%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 338, up 6% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (12%)
  • Tuesday55 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.1%)
  • February25 (7.4%)
  • March20 (5.9%)
  • April22 (6.5%)
  • May32 (9.5%)
  • June33 (9.8%)
  • July35 (10%)
  • August26 (7.7%)
  • September30 (8.9%)
  • October28 (8.3%)
  • November32 (9.5%)
  • December31 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (59%)
  • Wet or damp99 (29%)
  • Frost or ice24 (7.1%)
  • Snow13 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph207 (61%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph41 (12%)
  • 70 mph58 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (25%)
  • Roundabout29 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (71%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2071 (14%)
  • 21 to 2572 (15%)
  • 26 to 3582 (17%)
  • 36 to 4569 (14%)
  • 46 to 5571 (14%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (61%)
  • Passenger144 (29%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car495 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 2010.

Collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2010

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2010, with 33 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2010

The M6 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2010: 39, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6396905
2ndA34355301
3rdA500314601
4thA53263803
5thA527151901
6thB5500132200
7thB5368121601
8thA525112103
9thA5091310
10thA51991101
11thB536981201
12thA516700
13thB53676701
14thB50444600
15thA522200
16thA5312300
17thA351100
18thA51100
19thA51821100
20thA52711100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2010

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 140.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2010

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2010: 195.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years