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Audley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 183 road traffic collisions in Audley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, from 1979 to 2025, and 230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 24 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
183
2,045th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
230
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
4 people killed
Serious collisions
24
32 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Audley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious2413%
  • Slight15685%

What the data shows

  • Audley had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 29 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Audley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Audley are between 6pm and 9pm, with 23% of collisions.
  • 40 children under 16 were killed or injured in Audley, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Audley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,045th
Most casualties
2,105th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,570th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday23 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday34 (19%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (99%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (94%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph9 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant125 (54%)
  • Pedestrian44 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (15%)
  • Cyclist16 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Audley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Audley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Audley peaked at 9 in 1996; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202411
202323
202211
202100
202045
201911
201824
201711
201611
201522
201446
201311
201211
201145
201033
200944
200811
200746
200657
200555
200446
200344
200268
200179
200055
199957
199823
199733
1996910
199589
199455
199344
199246
1991911
199045
198948
198824
198788
198622
198566
198446
198344
1982610
1981712
198068
197956

Map of recent crashes in Audley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Audley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Audley

The 24 most recent collisions in Audley happened between 27 March 2012 and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Audley

The B5500 has the most collisions in Audley, 36 of 183 (20%), followed by the A52 (19).

Collisions in Audley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5500364913
2ndA52193315

Council areas covering Audley

Collisions in Audley were recorded in 2 council areas. Newcastle-under-Lyme has 167 of 183 (91%).

Collisions in Audley by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewcastle-under-Lyme167206221
2ndStafford162413

Postcode district for Audley

All 183 collisions in Audley were in the ST7 postcode district.