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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 70 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2021, and 96 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2020 (96), and casualties fell from 129.

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

Collisions in 2021
70
Down 27% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
96
Down 26% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2021

4.3% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2021 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal34.3%
  • Serious1319%
  • Slight5477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal33.1%
  • Serious1314%
  • Slight8083%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 70, down 27% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 70
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (11%)
  • Tuesday14 (20%)
  • Wednesday10 (14%)
  • Thursday13 (19%)
  • Friday12 (17%)
  • Saturday7 (10%)
  • Sunday6 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (7.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5917 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (2.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (16%)
  • February4 (5.7%)
  • March2 (2.9%)
  • April5 (7.1%)
  • May11 (16%)
  • June7 (10%)
  • July5 (7.1%)
  • August6 (8.6%)
  • September2 (2.9%)
  • October6 (8.6%)
  • November4 (5.7%)
  • December7 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight53 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds54 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry47 (67%)
  • Wet or damp18 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph39 (56%)
  • 40 mph5 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (11%)
  • 70 mph15 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway45 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (24%)
  • Roundabout6 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant58 (60%)
  • Pedestrian11 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (10%)
  • Cyclist6 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1%)
  • 6 to 103 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 151 (1%)
  • 16 to 206 (6.3%)
  • 21 to 258 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3528 (29%)
  • 36 to 4516 (17%)
  • 46 to 5516 (17%)
  • 56 to 658 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 755 (5.2%)
  • Over 752 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider63 (66%)
  • Passenger22 (23%)
  • Pedestrian11 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car83 (66%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle10 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 2021.

Collisions
330th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2021

Talke & Butt Lane, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST7 1RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2021, with 6 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2021

The A500 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2021: 14, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA500141911
2ndA3481401
3rdA5254401
4thM64801
5thA5193301
6thA522201
7thA5272401
8thB55002200
9thA501300
10thA50071100
11thA511110
12thA51821200
13thA52711101
14thA531101
15thB50441100
16thB53681200
17thB53691100
18thB53701100
19thB53711200

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2021

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 21.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2021

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2021: 40.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2021, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2021.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years