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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2013, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2012 (282), and casualties fell from 392.

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

Collisions in 2013
289
Up 2% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
373
Down 5% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
5.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2013

1% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2013 were fatal and 5.2% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious155.2%
  • Slight27194%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious164.3%
  • Slight35495%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 289, up 2% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (17%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday56 (19%)
  • Saturday32 (11%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.7%)
  • February25 (8.7%)
  • March24 (8.3%)
  • April24 (8.3%)
  • May31 (11%)
  • June17 (5.9%)
  • July25 (8.7%)
  • August23 (8%)
  • September23 (8%)
  • October30 (10%)
  • November26 (9%)
  • December16 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (65%)
  • Wet or damp92 (32%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (62%)
  • 40 mph24 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph35 (12%)
  • 70 mph48 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (25%)
  • Roundabout27 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (66%)
  • Pedestrian41 (11%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2043 (12%)
  • 21 to 2550 (13%)
  • 26 to 3572 (19%)
  • 36 to 4560 (16%)
  • 46 to 5549 (13%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.6%)
  • Over 7514 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (63%)
  • Passenger97 (26%)
  • Pedestrian41 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 2013.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2013

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2013, with 39 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2013

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2013: 37, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34375002
2ndA500273210
3rdA53273602
4thM6213611
5thA527121200
6thA525111301
7thA529901
8thB53698900
9thB536871100
10thA506900
11thA5196901
12thB53676801
13thB550061001
14thB50263501
15thA512200
16thA5312200
17thA50111100
18thB50441100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2013

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 144.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2013

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2013: 184.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2013.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years