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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 139 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2018, and 211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 33% on 2017 (207), and casualties fell from 296.

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

Collisions in 2018
139
Down 33% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
211
Down 29% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2018

3.6% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2018 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.6%
  • Serious1712%
  • Slight11784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious2110%
  • Slight18588%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 139, down 33% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 139
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (16%)
  • Tuesday18 (13%)
  • Wednesday15 (11%)
  • Thursday21 (15%)
  • Friday18 (13%)
  • Saturday26 (19%)
  • Sunday19 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (7.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (12%)
  • February8 (5.8%)
  • March12 (8.6%)
  • April13 (9.4%)
  • May9 (6.5%)
  • June15 (11%)
  • July12 (8.6%)
  • August8 (5.8%)
  • September17 (12%)
  • October9 (6.5%)
  • November9 (6.5%)
  • December11 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight94 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (73%)
  • Wet or damp33 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph84 (60%)
  • 40 mph11 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph16 (12%)
  • 70 mph19 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (22%)
  • Roundabout12 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (71%)
  • Pedestrian17 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2029 (14%)
  • 21 to 2523 (11%)
  • 26 to 3541 (19%)
  • 36 to 4536 (17%)
  • 46 to 5531 (15%)
  • 56 to 6517 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.8%)
  • Over 7512 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (67%)
  • Passenger53 (25%)
  • Pedestrian17 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car216 (78%)
  • Motorcycle16 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 2018.

Collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2018

Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 0DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2018, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2018

The A500 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2018: 18, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA500183202
2ndA34111601
3rdA53111110
4thM691322
5thB55006801
6thA505810
7thA514601
8thA5194400
9thA52541000
10thB53673702
11thB53683402
12thB53693300
13thB53703400
14thA52712201
15thB53712502
16thA3251200
17thA50111200
18thA5271100
19thB50411100
20thB50441300

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2018

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 50.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2018

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2018: 78.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2018, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years