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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 275 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2015, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2014 (296), and casualties fell from 401.

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

Collisions in 2015
275
Down 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
373
Down 7% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2015

1.5% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2015 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious2810%
  • Slight24388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious328.6%
  • Slight33790%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 275, down 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (16%)
  • Wednesday41 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (20%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (6.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5.8%)
  • February28 (10%)
  • March23 (8.4%)
  • April29 (11%)
  • May21 (7.6%)
  • June25 (9.1%)
  • July26 (9.5%)
  • August18 (6.5%)
  • September11 (4%)
  • October25 (9.1%)
  • November22 (8%)
  • December31 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight192 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (4.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (68%)
  • Wet or damp79 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (60%)
  • 40 mph25 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph32 (12%)
  • 70 mph46 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (22%)
  • Roundabout43 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist15 (4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2041 (11%)
  • 21 to 2554 (14%)
  • 26 to 3571 (19%)
  • 36 to 4558 (16%)
  • 46 to 5564 (17%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (66%)
  • Passenger98 (26%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car414 (74%)
  • Motorcycle40 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2015.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2015

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2015, with 37 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2015

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2015: 37, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34374710
2ndA500304620
3rdA53284402
4thM6233903
5thA527222202
6thA52581201
7thA5197802
8thA526601
9thB53676801
10thB536961002
11thB53685701
12thA514500
13thB50443300
14thA502300
15thB53712202
16thB55002201
17thA50111200
18thA51821100
19thA52711200
20thB3631100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2015

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 128.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2015

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2015: 181.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2015, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years