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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2016, and 369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2015 (275), and casualties fell from 373.

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

Collisions in 2016
261
Down 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
369
Down 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2016

0.8% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2016 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious249.2%
  • Slight23590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious277.3%
  • Slight34092%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 261, down 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday44 (17%)
  • Thursday39 (15%)
  • Friday37 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (17%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.5%)
  • February22 (8.4%)
  • March26 (10%)
  • April18 (6.9%)
  • May27 (10%)
  • June22 (8.4%)
  • July21 (8%)
  • August20 (7.7%)
  • September27 (10%)
  • October27 (10%)
  • November22 (8.4%)
  • December12 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (74%)
  • Wet or damp56 (21%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (60%)
  • 40 mph21 (8%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph25 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph52 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (28%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (71%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2046 (12%)
  • 21 to 2549 (13%)
  • 26 to 3578 (21%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5551 (14%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.7%)
  • Over 7512 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider236 (64%)
  • Passenger104 (28%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car387 (76%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2016.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2016

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2016, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2016

The A500 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2016: 32.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA500324200
2ndA34305104
3rdA53274813
4thM6254005
5thA527101301
6thA52581000
7thB53688900
8thB55007800
9thA526601
10thB53696801
11thA504700
12thA5194700
13thB50444700
14thB53674600
15thA512210
16thA5312201
17thA50111100
18thB50261201
19thB53701100
20thB53711200

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2016

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 120.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2016

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2016: 177.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2016, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years