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Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2025, and 204 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 29% on 2024 (122), and casualties rose from 177.

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

Collisions in 2025
157
Up 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
204
Up 15% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2025

1.3% of collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 13% in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3724%
  • Slight11875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious4020%
  • Slight16279%

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 559 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 157, up 29% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 157
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (11%)
  • Tuesday22 (14%)
  • Wednesday15 (9.6%)
  • Thursday28 (18%)
  • Friday36 (23%)
  • Saturday21 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.6%)
  • February17 (11%)
  • March8 (5.1%)
  • April13 (8.3%)
  • May17 (11%)
  • June9 (5.7%)
  • July13 (8.3%)
  • August11 (7%)
  • September17 (11%)
  • October11 (7%)
  • November13 (8.3%)
  • December13 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (11%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (67%)
  • Wet or damp33 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (10%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph90 (57%)
  • 40 mph15 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph20 (13%)
  • 70 mph23 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway88 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (24%)
  • Roundabout21 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant132 (65%)
  • Pedestrian27 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist16 (7.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (2%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2024 (12%)
  • 21 to 2519 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3533 (16%)
  • 36 to 4523 (11%)
  • 46 to 5521 (10%)
  • 56 to 6524 (12%)
  • 66 to 7518 (8.8%)
  • Over 7517 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (69%)
  • Passenger37 (18%)
  • Pedestrian27 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (73%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newcastle-under-Lyme had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2025.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2025

Town, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PB area and Wolstanton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 0DR area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2025, with 15 collisions each.

Roads in Newcastle-under-Lyme with the most crashes in 2025

The A500 had the most collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2025: 21, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA500213105
2ndM6152414
3rdA53141803
4thA34131401
5thA5275601
6thA5315602
7thB53694400
8thB55004501
9thA513702
10thB53683601
11thB53703510
12thA522201
13thA5252300
14thB50441100
15thB53671100

Towns in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2025

Newcastle-under-Lyme itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 64.

Postcode districts in Newcastle-under-Lyme: crashes in 2025

ST5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2025: 98.

Latest crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2025.

Severity

Newcastle-under-Lyme road accidents in other years