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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 207 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2017, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2016 (261), and casualties fell from 369.

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

Collisions in 2017
207
Down 21% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
296
Down 20% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2017

1% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious2814%
  • Slight17786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3311%
  • Slight26188%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 207, down 21% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (18%)
  • Wednesday30 (14%)
  • Thursday29 (14%)
  • Friday42 (20%)
  • Saturday23 (11%)
  • Sunday19 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (12%)
  • February15 (7.2%)
  • March9 (4.3%)
  • April19 (9.2%)
  • May10 (4.8%)
  • June17 (8.2%)
  • July14 (6.8%)
  • August20 (9.7%)
  • September14 (6.8%)
  • October22 (11%)
  • November25 (12%)
  • December17 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (16%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (64%)
  • Wet or damp66 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (62%)
  • 40 mph21 (10%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph24 (12%)
  • 70 mph27 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (22%)
  • Roundabout24 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (65%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2037 (13%)
  • 21 to 2541 (14%)
  • 26 to 3553 (18%)
  • 36 to 4548 (16%)
  • 46 to 5543 (15%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.4%)
  • Over 754 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (63%)
  • Passenger80 (27%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car304 (73%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Newcastle-under-Lyme ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 2017.

Collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2017

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2017, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2017

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2017: 31, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34315002
2ndA500182813
3rdM6182604
4thA53172512
5thA51991303
6thB537081001
7thB504461000
8thA5255501
9thB53685700
10thA5274401
11thB53694600
12thA513300
13thA523400
14thB53672200
15thB55002200
16thA501200
17thA50111101
18thA51821201
19thA52711100
20thA52721100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2017

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 107.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2017

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2017: 142.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2017, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years