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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 282 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2012, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2011 (306), and casualties fell from 435.

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

Collisions in 2012
282
Down 8% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
392
Down 10% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
5% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2012

1.1% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2012 were fatal and 5% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious145%
  • Slight26594%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious164.1%
  • Slight37395%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 282, down 8% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (16%)
  • Friday57 (20%)
  • Saturday44 (16%)
  • Sunday24 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.2%)
  • February20 (7.1%)
  • March40 (14%)
  • April12 (4.3%)
  • May24 (8.5%)
  • June22 (7.8%)
  • July28 (9.9%)
  • August23 (8.2%)
  • September26 (9.2%)
  • October23 (8.2%)
  • November20 (7.1%)
  • December18 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (5.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (68%)
  • Wet or damp88 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph159 (56%)
  • 40 mph32 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph31 (11%)
  • 70 mph56 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway165 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (28%)
  • Roundabout26 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (65%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2067 (17%)
  • 21 to 2566 (17%)
  • 26 to 3584 (21%)
  • 36 to 4543 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (10%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.3%)
  • Over 759 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (63%)
  • Passenger112 (29%)
  • Pedestrian33 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car399 (75%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Newcastle-under-Lyme ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2012.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2012

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2012, with 34 collisions.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2012

The A500 and M6 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2012, with 33 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA500336302
2ndM6334003
3rdA34304701
4thA53203011
5thA519141600
6thA525101200
7thA5278800
8thB536871010
9thB536971100
10thB53676600
11thA525500
12thB50445700
13thA504500
14thB55004500
15thA513500
16thA52712300
17thA51821100
18thA5311100
19thB50261200
20thB53701100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2012

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 122.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2012

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2012: 173.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2012, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years