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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 96 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2020, and 129 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2019 (130), and casualties fell from 180.

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

Collisions in 2020
96
Down 26% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
129
Down 28% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2020

2.1% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2020 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.1%
  • Serious1111%
  • Slight8386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious1310%
  • Slight11488%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 96, down 26% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 96
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (10%)
  • Tuesday14 (15%)
  • Wednesday13 (14%)
  • Thursday17 (18%)
  • Friday18 (19%)
  • Saturday14 (15%)
  • Sunday10 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (8.3%)
  • February11 (11%)
  • March8 (8.3%)
  • May6 (6.3%)
  • June7 (7.3%)
  • July7 (7.3%)
  • August14 (15%)
  • September11 (11%)
  • October9 (9.4%)
  • November6 (6.3%)
  • December9 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight70 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (6.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds73 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other1 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (5.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (66%)
  • Wet or damp25 (26%)
  • Snow1 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (7.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph63 (66%)
  • 40 mph8 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph9 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway56 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (20%)
  • Roundabout17 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant75 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (13%)
  • Cyclist16 (12%)
  • Pedestrian12 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2012 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2517 (13%)
  • 26 to 3525 (19%)
  • 36 to 4515 (12%)
  • 46 to 5523 (18%)
  • 56 to 6518 (14%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider86 (67%)
  • Passenger31 (24%)
  • Pedestrian12 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car131 (71%)
  • Motorcycle17 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 302 of them in 2020.

Collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
296th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2020

Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 0DR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2020, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2020

The A500 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2020: 17, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA500172301
2ndA34111500
3rdB55007800
4thA5256701
5thM66700
6thA5314500
7thB53704501
8thA533510
9thB53713301
10thA522200
11thA5272300
12thA511300
13thB53681200
14thB53691400

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2020

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 35.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2020

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2020: 56.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2020, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years