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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2011, and 435 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2010 (338), and casualties fell from 490.

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

Collisions in 2011
306
Down 9% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
435
Down 11% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
5.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2011

1.6% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2011 were fatal and 5.9% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious185.9%
  • Slight28392%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious235.3%
  • Slight40794%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 306, down 9% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (11%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (20%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday63 (21%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday26 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.8%)
  • February26 (8.5%)
  • March42 (14%)
  • April27 (8.8%)
  • May38 (12%)
  • June19 (6.2%)
  • July26 (8.5%)
  • August17 (5.6%)
  • September23 (7.5%)
  • October29 (9.5%)
  • November18 (5.9%)
  • December17 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (76%)
  • Wet or damp69 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph190 (62%)
  • 40 mph30 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph30 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph53 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (26%)
  • Roundabout34 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2074 (17%)
  • 21 to 2567 (15%)
  • 26 to 3580 (18%)
  • 36 to 4563 (14%)
  • 46 to 5547 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.1%)
  • Over 7515 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (63%)
  • Passenger129 (30%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (73%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 2011.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2011

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2011, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2011

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2011: 46, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34466501
2ndA500355912
3rdA527253001
4thM6244610
5thA53222530
6thB5367101204
7thA51991702
8thB550071001
9thA506801
10thA5256901
11thB53686800
12thA5315700
13thA50114500
14thA523300
15thB50443300
16thB50262200
17thB53712200
18thA51821100
19thB53691200
20thB54151101

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2011

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 136.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2011

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2011: 180.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2011, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2011.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years