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Talke and Talke Pits road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Talke and Talke Pits, Newcastle-under-Lyme, from 1979 to 2025, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 62 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
389
1,332nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
533
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
62
68 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Talke and Talke Pits

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6216%
  • Slight32483%

What the data shows

  • Talke and Talke Pits had 24 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 54% fewer than the 52 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Talke and Talke Pits were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 92 children under 16 were killed or injured in Talke and Talke Pits, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in Talke and Talke Pits.

Where Talke and Talke Pits ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,332nd
Most casualties
1,280th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,551st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (11%)
  • Tuesday44 (11%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (12%)
  • Friday79 (20%)
  • Saturday80 (21%)
  • Sunday36 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph353 (91%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph28 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant308 (58%)
  • Pedestrian80 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (12%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Talke and Talke Pits road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Talke and Talke Pits, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Talke and Talke Pits peaked at 23 in 1981; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202311
202200
202135
202047
201934
201834
201749
201645
2015711
201423
2013614
201258
201144
201069
2009815
200848
200769
200648
200579
200477
200346
2002811
200178
2000813
1999911
199888
1997911
19961522
199567
19941218
19931214
199233
199178
19901618
19891521
19881317
19871521
19862026
19851516
19841420
1983910
19821220
19812332
19802325
19791625

Map of recent crashes in Talke and Talke Pits

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Talke and Talke Pits

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Talke and Talke Pits

The 24 most recent collisions in Talke and Talke Pits happened between 22 January 2016 and 13 November 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Talke and Talke Pits

The A34 has the most collisions in Talke and Talke Pits, 129 of 389 (33%), followed by the A5011 (37).

Collisions in Talke and Talke Pits on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34129201119
2ndA5011374711

Council areas covering Talke and Talke Pits

Collisions in Talke and Talke Pits were recorded in 2 council areas. Newcastle-under-Lyme has 382 of 389 (98%).

Collisions in Talke and Talke Pits by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewcastle-under-Lyme382523361
2ndStoke-on-Trent71001

Postcode district for Talke and Talke Pits

All 389 collisions in Talke and Talke Pits were in the ST7 postcode district.