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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 130 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2019, and 180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2018 (139), and casualties fell from 211.

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

Collisions in 2019
130
Down 6% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
180
Down 15% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2019

3.8% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2019 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.8%
  • Serious2519%
  • Slight10077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.8%
  • Serious3017%
  • Slight14581%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 130, down 6% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 130
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (12%)
  • Tuesday15 (12%)
  • Wednesday21 (16%)
  • Thursday21 (16%)
  • Friday20 (15%)
  • Saturday18 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (4.6%)
  • February14 (11%)
  • March17 (13%)
  • April6 (4.6%)
  • May12 (9.2%)
  • June11 (8.5%)
  • July8 (6.2%)
  • August13 (10%)
  • September8 (6.2%)
  • October8 (6.2%)
  • November15 (12%)
  • December12 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight91 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.1%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry86 (66%)
  • Wet or damp40 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (62%)
  • 40 mph12 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph15 (12%)
  • 70 mph17 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway84 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (24%)
  • Roundabout12 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2015 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 2527 (15%)
  • 26 to 3532 (18%)
  • 36 to 4525 (14%)
  • 46 to 5539 (22%)
  • 56 to 6513 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 759 (5%)
  • Over 755 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (72%)
  • Passenger38 (21%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car196 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle14 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 2019.

Collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2019

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2019, with 15 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2019

The A500 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2019: 14, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA500141904
2ndA34111903
3rdA53101812
4thM681600
5thB53686700
6thB55006803
7thA524501
8thB53694411
9thA503300
10thA5253300
11thB53703402
12thA512300
13thA5272210
14thA5312810
15thB50262202
16thB50442300
17thA5191200
18thB53671100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2019

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 56.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2019

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2019: 78.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2019, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years