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Kidsgrove road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,321 road traffic collisions in Kidsgrove, Newcastle-under-Lyme, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,671 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 189 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,321
620th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,671
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
23 people killed
Serious collisions
189
205 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Kidsgrove

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal231.7%
  • Serious18914%
  • Slight1,10984%

What the data shows

  • Kidsgrove had 77 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 60% fewer than the 192 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Kidsgrove were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 326 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kidsgrove, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in Kidsgrove.

Where Kidsgrove ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
620th
Most casualties
617th
Most fatal collisions
433rd
Most serious collisions
726th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (13%)
  • Tuesday202 (15%)
  • Wednesday191 (14%)
  • Thursday198 (15%)
  • Friday216 (16%)
  • Saturday195 (15%)
  • Sunday153 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight925 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit364 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,283 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,293 (98%)
  • 40 mph22 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,017 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds193 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other39 (3%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant831 (50%)
  • Pedestrian336 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist227 (14%)
  • Cyclist161 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kidsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kidsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Kidsgrove peaked at 55 in 1980; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025811
202434
202377
202200
202178
202056
201989
20181521
20171011
20161419
20151516
20142631
20132029
20121112
20111831
20102535
20091619
20081927
20072130
20062126
20052530
20042633
20032834
20023549
20013955
20004356
19994654
19983950
19974156
19964356
19953541
19943544
19932938
19924157
19913640
19903746
19894249
19883850
19874149
19864451
19853840
19844144
19833742
19824564
19814864
19805572
19794555

Map of recent crashes in Kidsgrove

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kidsgrove

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kidsgrove

The 24 most recent collisions in Kidsgrove happened between 15 April 2021 and 7 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kidsgrove

The A50 has the most collisions in Kidsgrove, 227 of 1,321 (17%), followed by the A34 (155).

Collisions in Kidsgrove on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50227298633
2ndA34155196421
3rdB5371133169222
4thA50117701

Council areas covering Kidsgrove

Collisions in Kidsgrove were recorded in 3 council areas. Newcastle-under-Lyme has 1,267 of 1,321 (96%).

Collisions in Kidsgrove by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewcastle-under-Lyme1,2671,60221185
2ndCheshire East293724
3rdStoke-on-Trent233000

Postcode district for Kidsgrove

Of the 1,321 collisions in Kidsgrove, 1,319 (99.8%) were in the ST7 postcode district.