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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 122 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2024, and 177 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 63% on 2023 (75), and casualties rose from 90.

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

Collisions in 2024
122
Up 63% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
177
Up 97% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2024

1.6% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2024 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious2924%
  • Slight9175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3419%
  • Slight14180%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 122, up 63% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 122
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (16%)
  • Tuesday8 (6.6%)
  • Wednesday20 (16%)
  • Thursday19 (16%)
  • Friday23 (19%)
  • Saturday19 (16%)
  • Sunday14 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (4.9%)
  • February14 (11%)
  • March4 (3.3%)
  • April7 (5.7%)
  • May6 (4.9%)
  • June10 (8.2%)
  • July10 (8.2%)
  • August8 (6.6%)
  • September12 (9.8%)
  • October7 (5.7%)
  • November22 (18%)
  • December16 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight83 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (8.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry86 (70%)
  • Wet or damp31 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph65 (53%)
  • 40 mph13 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph10 (8.2%)
  • 70 mph21 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway65 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (30%)
  • Roundabout15 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant126 (71%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist10 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (4%)
  • 16 to 2021 (12%)
  • 21 to 2516 (9%)
  • 26 to 3532 (18%)
  • 36 to 4523 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (15%)
  • 56 to 6515 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.5%)
  • Over 758 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (69%)
  • Passenger37 (21%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car180 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle9 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Newcastle-under-Lyme ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 286 of them in 2024.

Collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2024

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2024, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2024

The A34 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2024: 17, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34172102
2ndA500162813
3rdA53132204
4thM6101504
5thA51951102
6thA514901
7thA5254602
8thA5273400
9thA5313400
10thB53703401
11thB55003303
12thA522201
13thA52712201
14thB53692300
15thA501100
16thA51821100
17thB53671210
18thB53681100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2024

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 51.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2024

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2024: 77.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2024, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years