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Keele road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in Keele, Newcastle-under-Lyme, from 1979 to 2025, and 289 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 36 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
185
2,030th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
289
1.56 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
36
42 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Keele

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal52.7%
  • Serious3619%
  • Slight14478%

What the data shows

  • Keele had 11 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 15 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Keele were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 27 children under 16 were killed or injured in Keele, 9.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 55% of collisions in Keele.

Where Keele ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,030th
Most casualties
1,850th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
2,107th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (12%)
  • Tuesday23 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday42 (23%)
  • Saturday20 (11%)
  • Sunday24 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (55%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (41%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (91%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 20 mph21 (11%)
  • 30 mph70 (38%)
  • 40 mph18 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph64 (35%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant194 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (5.5%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Keele road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Keele, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Keele peaked at 13 in 1990; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202333
202200
202111
202022
201911
201811
201711
201611
201512
201412
201323
201233
201111
201038
200900
200814
200711
200624
200511
200444
200311
2002410
200111
200058
199946
199833
1997710
1996417
199555
199479
1993917
199246
1991917
19901320
1989910
198888
198758
1986410
1985812
19841326
19831013
1982810
198155
198035
197958

Map of recent crashes in Keele

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Keele

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Keele

The 24 most recent collisions in Keele happened between 29 May 2007 and 9 February 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Keele

Of the 185 collisions in Keele, 125 were on the A525.

Collisions in Keele on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525125192423

Council areas covering Keele

Collisions in Keele were recorded in 2 council areas. Newcastle-under-Lyme has 158 of 185 (85%).

Collisions in Keele by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewcastle-under-Lyme158243530
2ndStafford274606

Postcode district for Keele

All 185 collisions in Keele were in the ST5 postcode district.