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Madeley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in Madeley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, from 1979 to 2025, and 312 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1979
223
1,838th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
312
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
3 people killed
Serious collisions
34
39 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Madeley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3415%
  • Slight18784%

What the data shows

  • Madeley had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 30 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Madeley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 62 children under 16 were killed or injured in Madeley, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Madeley.

Where Madeley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,838th
Most casualties
1,765th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,171st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (11%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday37 (17%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (20%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (72%)
  • 40 mph26 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph25 (11%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds168 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant175 (56%)
  • Pedestrian51 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (12%)
  • Cyclist29 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Madeley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Madeley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Madeley peaked at 11 in 2006; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202411
202300
202212
202111
202011
201911
201823
201722
201646
201523
201400
201336
201255
201111
201037
200933
200800
200724
20061119
200558
2004713
200378
20021114
2001714
200045
1999811
1998917
199779
1996912
199568
199447
1993610
199244
199189
199077
1989911
198858
198733
198689
198555
198434
198356
1982911
1981918
198077
197956

Map of recent crashes in Madeley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Madeley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Madeley

The 24 most recent collisions in Madeley happened between 9 July 2012 and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Madeley

The A525 has the most collisions in Madeley, 142 of 223 (64%), followed by the A531 (16).

Collisions in Madeley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525142210119
2ndA531162004
3rdM681510

Council areas covering Madeley

Collisions in Madeley were recorded in 2 council areas. Newcastle-under-Lyme has 200 of 223 (90%).

Collisions in Madeley by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewcastle-under-Lyme200286232
2ndStafford232602

Postcode districts in Madeley

Collisions in Madeley were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by CW3 (210) and ST5 (13).