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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 31 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2022, and 43 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious.

Collisions were down 56% on 2021 (70), and casualties fell from 96.

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

Collisions in 2022
31
Down 56% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
43
Down 55% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
6.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
7
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2022

6.5% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2022 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal26.5%
  • Serious723%
  • Slight2271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal24.7%
  • Serious921%
  • Slight3274%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 31, down 56% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 31
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4 (13%)
  • Tuesday4 (13%)
  • Wednesday1 (3.2%)
  • Thursday4 (13%)
  • Friday5 (16%)
  • Saturday7 (23%)
  • Sunday6 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (42%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593 (9.7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (13%)
  • February2 (6.5%)
  • March5 (16%)
  • April1 (3.2%)
  • June2 (6.5%)
  • July3 (9.7%)
  • August1 (3.2%)
  • September6 (19%)
  • October3 (9.7%)
  • November2 (6.5%)
  • December2 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight23 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (9.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds24 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (3.2%)
  • Other1 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry19 (61%)
  • Wet or damp11 (35%)
  • Not recorded1 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph14 (45%)
  • 40 mph2 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph12 (39%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15 (48%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (35%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant22 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (14%)
  • Pedestrian6 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist2 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 151 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 206 (14%)
  • 21 to 255 (12%)
  • 26 to 356 (14%)
  • 36 to 456 (14%)
  • 46 to 5512 (28%)
  • 56 to 656 (14%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider25 (58%)
  • Passenger12 (28%)
  • Pedestrian6 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car41 (68%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (10%)
  • Motorcycle6 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 2022.

Collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2022

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2022, with 7 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2022

The M6 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2022: 8, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM681414
2ndA534602
3rdA343400
4thA5003510
5thA522201
6thA501100
7thA5271100
8thB55001100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2022

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 12.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2022

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2022: 18.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2022, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 17 December 2022.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years