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Mow Cop and Harriseahead road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Mow Cop and Harriseahead, Newcastle-under-Lyme, from 1979 to 2025, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 47 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
311
1,518th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
396
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
47
50 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Mow Cop and Harriseahead

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4715%
  • Slight26284%

What the data shows

  • Mow Cop and Harriseahead had 22 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 45 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Mow Cop and Harriseahead were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 70 children under 16 were killed or injured in Mow Cop and Harriseahead, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Mow Cop and Harriseahead.

Where Mow Cop and Harriseahead ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,518th
Most casualties
1,538th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,806th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (9%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (10%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday53 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (17%)
  • Sunday56 (18%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (98%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph295 (95%)
  • 60 mph14 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant206 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (17%)
  • Pedestrian61 (15%)
  • Cyclist33 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Mow Cop and Harriseahead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mow Cop and Harriseahead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Mow Cop and Harriseahead peaked at 23 in 1982; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202311
202223
202157
202023
201922
201811
201723
201646
201544
201411
201344
201247
201144
201022
2009711
200835
2007712
2006914
200569
200445
200368
200244
200168
200088
199922
199855
19971316
1996610
1995810
199499
1993911
19921014
1991811
199055
1989911
198889
1987912
19861215
19851318
19841217
19831111
19822330
19811012
19801214
19791619

Map of recent crashes in Mow Cop and Harriseahead

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Mow Cop and Harriseahead

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Mow Cop and Harriseahead

The 24 most recent collisions in Mow Cop and Harriseahead happened between 13 October 2015 and 25 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Mow Cop and Harriseahead

Of the 311 collisions in Mow Cop and Harriseahead, 1 was on the A50.

Collisions in Mow Cop and Harriseahead on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA501200

Council areas covering Mow Cop and Harriseahead

Collisions in Mow Cop and Harriseahead were recorded in 4 council areas. Newcastle-under-Lyme has 265 of 311 (85%).

Collisions in Mow Cop and Harriseahead by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewcastle-under-Lyme265338238
2ndCheshire East263605
3rdStoke-on-Trent111202
4thStaffordshire Moorlands91002

Postcode district for Mow Cop and Harriseahead

All 311 collisions in Mow Cop and Harriseahead were in the ST7 postcode district.