Newhey road traffic accidents
Newhey recorded 125 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 169 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 15 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 100% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 15
- Casualties
- 169
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 15
- Casualties
- 169
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Newhey
Roads in Newhey
Postcode districts in Newhey
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Newhey
Road collision statistics for Newhey
Collisions recorded
125
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
169
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
15
12% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Newhey
Collisions in Newhey are most frequently recorded on a Monday (17.6% of the total), with 25.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
97.6% of recorded collisions in Newhey happen on a single carriageway. Around 31.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Newhey have produced 169 casualties. Pedestrians account for 11.8% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 19 collisions, Monday 22 collisions, Tuesday 16 collisions, Wednesday 22 collisions, Thursday 20 collisions, Friday 13 collisions, Saturday 13 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 93 collisions, Darkness 32 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 122 collisions, Dual carriageway 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 121 collisions, 40 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 86 collisions, Raining no high winds 26 collisions, Other 4 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions, Snowing no high winds 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 103 casualties, Passenger 46 casualties, Pedestrian 20 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Newhey
How many road accidents have there been in Newhey?
125 collisions have been recorded in Newhey in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 169 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Newhey were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 15 were serious — 12% of all recorded collisions in Newhey resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Newhey?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in Newhey, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 25.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Newhey happen on?
97.6% of collisions in Newhey are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Newhey?
Pedestrians make up 11.8% of the 169 casualties recorded in Newhey.
Is road safety in Newhey getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Newhey rose 100% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Newhey come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Newhey cover 1999 to 2025.