Audley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST7 8HT area: accident hotspot

Name: Road accidents at the Audley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST7 8HT area accident hotspot, 2001 to 2025
Creator: Department for Transport
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Police recorded 100 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Audley ward, Newcastle-under-Lyme, from 2001 to 2025, with 193 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, the same as in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025: 100; 7,940th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties: 193; 1.93 per collision
Fatal collisions: 2; 2 people killed
Collisions in 2025: 2; 2 in 2024

Crash severity at the ST7 8HT hotspot

9 of the 100 collisions here (9%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

Fatal22%
Serious77%
Slight9191%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed: 2
Seriously injured: 13
Slightly injured: 178
All casualties: 193

Accidents by year at the ST7 8HT hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2009, against an average of 4.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the ST7 8HT hotspot, 2001 to 2025

Collisions
Collisions in 2025: 2
Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table

Year	Collisions	Casualties
2025	2	3
2024	2	6
2023	0	0
2022	0	0
2021	1	3
2020	0	0
2019	0	0
2018	0	0
2017	2	4
2016	2	6
2015	7	15
2014	6	11
2013	3	4
2012	6	9
2011	3	6
2010	3	8
2009	11	39
2008	5	7
2007	4	6
2006	7	10
2005	6	11
2004	7	8
2003	7	8
2002	7	15
2001	9	14

Map of crashes at the ST7 8HT hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near ST7 8HT.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Audley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST7 8HT area accident hotspot

48 crashes
Fatal
Serious
Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the ST7 8HT hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward: Audley
Council area: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Nearest postcode to the centre: ST7 8HT
Postcode district: ST7
Centre (latitude, longitude): 53.0592, -2.33187
Radius: 700 metres
Years covered: 2001 to 2025
Years with a collision: 20 of 25
Latest collision: 23 June 2025
Rank by collisions: 7,940th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the ST7 8HT hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the M6, with 99 of 100, followed by the A500 with 1.

Collisions at the ST7 8HT hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
Rank	Road	Collisions	Casualties	Fatal	Serious
1st	M6	99	189	2	7
2nd	A500	1	4	0	0

Accident hotspots near ST7 8HT

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Haslington, Cheshire East, CW2 5PT area, 1.2 km away, with 385 collisions.

All 100 crashes at the ST7 8HT hotspot

Newest first, from 5 January 2001 to 23 June 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity

Year

Slight23 Jun 2025, 13:09
BMW X2 crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 23 Jun 2025, 13:09
- BMW X2, Skoda Octavia, Volkswagen ID5, Volvo XC90 and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025211606661
Slight5 Apr 2025, 16:47
BMW X3 crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 5 Apr 2025, 16:47
- BMW X3, Ford Focus and Audi A3
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025211574177
Serious22 Nov 2024, 11:19
Hyundai Tucson crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 22 Nov 2024, 11:19
- Hyundai Tucson and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024211519984
Serious12 Feb 2024, 11:43
Ford Transit Custom crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 12 Feb 2024, 11:43
- Ford Transit Custom, Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Puma
- 3 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2024211409380
Slight16 Sep 2021, 07:14
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 16 Sep 2021, 07:14
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Peugeot Partner
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2021211088270
Slight30 Sep 2017, 01:07
Vauxhall Astra crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 30 Sep 2017, 01:07
- Vauxhall Astra, Mercedes Cla Class, Mercedes Sprinter and a car
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017210232401
Slight13 Jan 2017, 11:45
Nissan NV200 crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 13 Jan 2017, 11:45
- Nissan NV200, Vauxhall Astra, Volvo XC90, Ford Fiesta and 3 more vehicles
- 7 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2017210146302
Slight2 Nov 2016, 07:55
Ford C-Max crash on the M6 in Stoke-on-Trent, 2 Nov 2016, 07:55
- Ford C-Max, BMW 1 Series and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016210123823
Slight5 Jun 2016, 15:22
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 5 Jun 2016, 15:22
- Vauxhall Corsa, Renault Clio and Mercedes C Class
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2016210075098
Slight26 Oct 2015, 11:00
BMW 1 Series crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 26 Oct 2015, 11:00
- BMW 1 Series and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2015210031156
Slight9 Oct 2015, 13:35
Audi Q5 crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 9 Oct 2015, 13:35
- Audi Q5 and Ford KA
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015210030424
Slight20 Aug 2015, 17:54
Ford C-Max crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 20 Aug 2015, 17:54
- Ford C-Max, Peugeot 106, Audi A4 and Volkswagen Tiguan
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015210028128
Slight5 Jul 2015, 14:35
Seat Leon crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 5 Jul 2015, 14:35
- Seat Leon, Ford Transit and Audi Q5
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2015210026342
Serious10 Apr 2015, 14:02
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 10 Apr 2015, 14:02
- Mercedes Sprinter, Audi A3, Nissan Qashqai, Vauxhall Mokka and 4 more vehicles
- 8 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2015215001875
Slight10 Apr 2015, 13:09
Peugeot 107 crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 10 Apr 2015, 13:09
- Peugeot 107 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015215001886
Slight10 Apr 2015, 11:50
Hyundai i800 crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 10 Apr 2015, 11:50
- Hyundai i800, Vauxhall Astra, Renault Trafic and Mazda 6
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2015215002048
Slight17 Dec 2014, 10:24
Seat Toledo crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 17 Dec 2014, 10:24
- Seat Toledo, Vauxhall Corsa and Mercedes C Class
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014214006712
Slight18 Aug 2014, 13:45
Ford Transit crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 18 Aug 2014, 13:45
- Ford Transit, Rover 25 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014214004365
Slight12 Aug 2014, 18:15
Ford Transit crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 12 Aug 2014, 18:15
- Ford Transit and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014214004233
Slight2 May 2014, 19:20
Vauxhall Meriva crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2 May 2014, 19:20
- Vauxhall Meriva and Mazda MX-5
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014214002441
Slight7 Apr 2014, 06:40
Ford Fiesta crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 7 Apr 2014, 06:40
- Ford Fiesta, BMW 5 Series and Audi A3
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2014214002027
Slight13 Feb 2014, 14:04
Land Rover Range Rover crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 13 Feb 2014, 14:04
- Land Rover Range Rover, Volkswagen Crafter, Ford Mondeo and Peugeot Partner
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014214001268
Slight12 Aug 2013, 13:18
Hyundai Trajet crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 12 Aug 2013, 13:18
- Hyundai Trajet, Vauxhall Corsa, Mazda MX-5, Vauxhall Astra and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013213004212
Slight30 Apr 2013, 22:18
Rover 25 crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 30 Apr 2013, 22:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013213002347
Slight1 Feb 2013, 16:55
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1 Feb 2013, 16:55
- Vauxhall Corsa, Audi A3, Saab 9-3 and Audi A5
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2013213000745
Slight20 Oct 2012, 15:48
Citroen DS3 crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 20 Oct 2012, 15:48
- Citroen DS3, BMW 1 Series, Volkswagen Scirocco, Citroen C3 and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2012212005587
Slight12 Oct 2012, 11:45
Peugeot 407 crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 12 Oct 2012, 11:45
- Peugeot 407 and Mercedes Sprinter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012212006116
Slight1 Aug 2012, 13:00
Skoda Octavia crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1 Aug 2012, 13:00
- Skoda Octavia and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012212004069
Slight29 Jun 2012, 12:37
Ford Fiesta crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 29 Jun 2012, 12:37
- Ford Fiesta and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012212003354
Slight11 Apr 2012, 17:00
Citroen C2 crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 11 Apr 2012, 17:00
- Citroen C2 and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012212001943
Slight27 Mar 2012, 09:54
MAN crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 27 Mar 2012, 09:54
- MAN and Fiat Punto
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012212001697
Slight30 Sep 2011, 12:10
Renault Clio crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 30 Sep 2011, 12:10
- Renault Clio, Vauxhall Vivaro and Mercedes
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011211005470
Slight31 Jul 2011, 18:10
Subaru Impreza crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 31 Jul 2011, 18:10
- Subaru Impreza and Toyota Avensis
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2011211004668
Slight9 Apr 2011, 13:10
Fiat Punto crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 9 Apr 2011, 13:10
- Fiat Punto, a motorcycle and 2 other vehicles
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011211002104
Slight28 Aug 2010, 12:50
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 28 Aug 2010, 12:50
- Vauxhall Corsa, Toyota Auris and Honda Civic
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2010210005356
Slight23 Aug 2010, 13:10
Iveco-Ford crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 23 Aug 2010, 13:10
- Iveco-Ford, Audi A4, Kia Carens, Vauxhall Vectra and 3 more vehicles
- 7 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2010210005249
Slight14 Mar 2010, 18:56
Mitsubishi Carisma crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 14 Mar 2010, 18:56
- Mitsubishi Carisma, Ford Galaxy and Seat Leon
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2010210001775
Slight24 Oct 2009, 14:25
Ford Fiesta crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 24 Oct 2009, 14:25
- Ford Fiesta, Volkswagen Passat and BMW 5 Series
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009219008107
Slight18 Oct 2009, 20:15
Chrysler crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 18 Oct 2009, 20:15
- Chrysler and 2 Vauxhall Zafiras
- 3 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2009219007815
Slight17 Oct 2009, 13:05
Ford Focus crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 17 Oct 2009, 13:05
- Ford Focus, Vauxhall Corsa, Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Insignia
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2009219007799
Slight18 Sep 2009, 14:45
BMW 3 Series crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 18 Sep 2009, 14:45
- BMW 3 Series, Volkswagen Touran, Nissan Note, Seat Leon and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2009219007306
Slight2 Jul 2009, 00:46
Peugeot 107 crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2 Jul 2009, 00:46
- Peugeot 107 and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009219005119
Slight12 Jun 2009, 14:40
Mitsubishi Canter crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 12 Jun 2009, 14:40
- Mitsubishi Canter and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2009219004754
Slight22 May 2009, 21:14
Renault Megane crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 22 May 2009, 21:14
- Renault Megane, Peugeot 206 and Audi A4
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2009219004143
Slight22 May 2009, 13:12
Volkswagen Polo crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 22 May 2009, 13:12
- Volkswagen Polo, BMW 3 Series, Vauxhall Vivaro and a van
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009219004462
Slight29 Apr 2009, 07:48
Peugeot 406 crash on the A500 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 29 Apr 2009, 07:48
- Peugeot 406, Rover 400 Series, Jaguar X Type, Volkswagen Passat and 5 more vehicles
- 9 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2009219003666
Fatal25 Apr 2009, 13:00
Toyota Yaris crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 25 Apr 2009, 13:00
- Toyota Yaris, Ford Fiesta, Mini One and Volkswagen Polo
- 4 vehicles, 11 casualties
Ref 2009219003483
Fatal18 Apr 2009, 02:50
DAF Trucks FT 85CF crash on the M6 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, 18 Apr 2009, 02:50
- DAF Trucks FT 85CF, Vauxhall Corsa, MAN and another vehicle
- 4 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2009219003198