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Loggerheads road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 road traffic collisions in Loggerheads, Newcastle-under-Lyme, from 1979 to 2025, and 247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
178
2,076th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
247
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
27
32 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Loggerheads

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious2715%
  • Slight14883%

What the data shows

  • Loggerheads had 9 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 74% fewer than the 35 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Loggerheads were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 34 children under 16 were killed or injured in Loggerheads, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in Loggerheads.

Where Loggerheads ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,076th
Most casualties
2,013th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,450th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (9%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (19%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday37 (21%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (94%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (39%)
  • 40 mph45 (25%)
  • 50 mph9 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph49 (28%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other4 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant170 (69%)
  • Pedestrian32 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (11%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist5 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Loggerheads road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Loggerheads, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Loggerheads peaked at 10 in 1993; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202300
202200
202100
202000
201911
201811
201711
201648
201523
201468
201322
201245
201155
201046
200934
200811
200736
200657
200511
200434
200344
200256
200145
200057
199924
199856
199755
199635
1995810
199434
19931013
199245
1991911
199044
1989710
198857
1987613
198648
198544
198444
198348
1982813
1981510
198059
197977

Map of recent crashes in Loggerheads

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Loggerheads

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Loggerheads

The 24 most recent collisions in Loggerheads happened between 16 December 2011 and 7 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Loggerheads

The A53 has the most collisions in Loggerheads, 122 of 178 (69%), followed by the B5026 (33).

Collisions in Loggerheads on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53122173216
2ndB5026334218

Council areas covering Loggerheads

Collisions in Loggerheads were recorded in 2 council areas. Newcastle-under-Lyme has 158 of 178 (89%).

Collisions in Loggerheads by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewcastle-under-Lyme158222323
2ndStafford202504

Postcode district for Loggerheads

All 178 collisions in Loggerheads were in the TF9 postcode district.