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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 296 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2014, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2013 (289), and casualties rose from 373.

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

Collisions in 2014
296
Up 2% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
401
Up 8% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
7.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2014

1.7% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2014 were fatal and 7.1% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious217.1%
  • Slight27091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious225.5%
  • Slight37493%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 296, up 2% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (18%)
  • Wednesday47 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (10%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.4%)
  • February26 (8.8%)
  • March23 (7.8%)
  • April23 (7.8%)
  • May23 (7.8%)
  • June23 (7.8%)
  • July27 (9.1%)
  • August30 (10%)
  • September15 (5.1%)
  • October22 (7.4%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December29 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (63%)
  • Wet or damp105 (35%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph182 (61%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (2%)
  • 60 mph36 (12%)
  • 70 mph53 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (27%)
  • Roundabout41 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2%)
  • 11 to 158 (2%)
  • 16 to 2048 (12%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (20%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5565 (16%)
  • 56 to 6541 (10%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.2%)
  • Over 7515 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (66%)
  • Passenger106 (26%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (76%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 2014.

Collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2014

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2014, with 37 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2014

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2014: 43, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34435905
2ndM6314801
3rdA53304202
4thA500253403
5thA527212101
6thB5368121800
7thB5367111701
8thA51991311
9thB536991201
10thB550091200
11thA506611
12thA516700
13thA5255811
14thB53713300
15thA50112210
16thA5312200
17thA521100
18thB50261100
19thB50441100
20thB54151100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2014

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 126.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2014

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2014: 185.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years