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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 75 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2023, and 90 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were up 142% on 2022 (31), and casualties rose from 43.

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

Collisions in 2023
75
Up 142% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
90
Up 109% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2023

4% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2023 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal34%
  • Serious2128%
  • Slight5168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal33.3%
  • Serious2326%
  • Slight6471%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 75, up 142% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 75
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (12%)
  • Tuesday9 (12%)
  • Wednesday10 (13%)
  • Thursday12 (16%)
  • Friday15 (20%)
  • Saturday12 (16%)
  • Sunday8 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5910 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (24%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (2.7%)
  • February5 (6.7%)
  • March6 (8%)
  • April2 (2.7%)
  • May8 (11%)
  • June6 (8%)
  • July8 (11%)
  • August7 (9.3%)
  • September9 (12%)
  • October8 (11%)
  • November11 (15%)
  • December3 (4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight52 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds54 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Other6 (8%)

Road surface

  • Dry50 (67%)
  • Wet or damp16 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (6.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph52 (69%)
  • 40 mph2 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph6 (8%)
  • 70 mph14 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway47 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant49 (54%)
  • Pedestrian15 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (12%)
  • Cyclist7 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 152 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2010 (11%)
  • 21 to 2512 (13%)
  • 26 to 3517 (19%)
  • 36 to 4518 (20%)
  • 46 to 556 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 658 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 753 (3.3%)
  • Over 757 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider60 (67%)
  • Passenger15 (17%)
  • Pedestrian15 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car106 (74%)
  • Motorcycle12 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 2023.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2023

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2023, with 9 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2023

The A500 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2023: 9, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50091213
2ndA3471001
3rdB55006712
4thM66801
5thA534601
6thB53693301
7thB50442201
8thB53672200
9thB53702200
10thA501101
11thA5191100
12thA521101
13thA5251101
14thA5271100
15thA5311110
16thB53681100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2023

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 31.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2023

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2023: 43.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2023, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years