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B5370 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 67 collisions on the B5370 from 1979 to 2025, with 80 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 9 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the B5370, level with 2024, with 5 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
67
4,403rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
80
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
9
10 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
Up 25% on 2024

Crash severity on the B5370

On the B5370, 3% of collisions were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal23%
  • Serious913%
  • Slight5684%

Where the B5370 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,403rd
Most casualties
4,477th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,674th

B5370 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5370 peaked at 8 in 2017 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5370, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202535
202434
202322
202200
202111
202045
201934
201834
2017810
201611
201513
201400
201300
201211
201100
201000
200911
200800
200700
200600
200524
200400
200311
200200
200133
200011
199922
199811
199722
199611
199533
199411
199322
199200
199111
199000
198922
198811
198722
198622
198511
198400
198300
198222
198145
198000
197922

When crashes happen on the B5370

Thursday has the most collisions on the B5370 (13), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (21).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (16%)
  • Tuesday10 (15%)
  • Wednesday6 (9%)
  • Thursday13 (19%)
  • Friday11 (16%)
  • Saturday7 (10%)
  • Sunday9 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (3%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am7 (10%)
  • 9am to noon17 (25%)
  • Noon to 3pm10 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm21 (31%)
  • 6pm to 9pm7 (10%)
  • 9pm to midnight3 (4.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (12%)
  • February1 (1.5%)
  • March6 (9%)
  • April6 (9%)
  • May8 (12%)
  • June7 (10%)
  • July6 (9%)
  • August5 (7.5%)
  • September6 (9%)
  • October4 (6%)
  • November9 (13%)
  • December1 (1.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight53 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5370 crashes

On the B5370, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 67% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (99%)
  • 40 mph1 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds50 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (4.5%)
  • Other3 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry45 (67%)
  • Wet or damp18 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway59 (88%)
  • Roundabout7 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5370 crashes

Car occupants make up 48% of the people killed or injured on the B5370, followed by pedestrians (21%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant38 (48%)
  • Pedestrian17 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (14%)
  • Cyclist9 (11%)
  • Van occupant2 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (1.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car79 (71%)
  • Motorcycle11 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.8%)
  • Minibus2 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 208 (10%)
  • 21 to 254 (5%)
  • 26 to 3513 (16%)
  • 36 to 4513 (16%)
  • 46 to 559 (11%)
  • 56 to 656 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 754 (5%)
  • Over 756 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider51 (64%)
  • Pedestrian17 (21%)
  • Passenger12 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5370

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5370

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5370 crashes by council area

Of the 67 collisions on the B5370, 65 were in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Collisions on the B5370 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewcastle-under-Lyme657818

B5370 crashes by town

Of the 67 collisions on the B5370, 62 were in the built-up area of Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Recent crashes on the B5370

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5370, from 20 January 2017 to 4 November 2025.

Severity