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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 41,984 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025, and 53,947 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 452 were fatal and 5,078 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 359 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (336), and casualties fell from 442 to 438.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
41,984
55th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53,947
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
452
1.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
359
Up 7% on 2024

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent

1.1% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4521.1%
  • Serious5,07812%
  • Slight36,45487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4710.9%
  • Serious5,66310%
  • Slight47,81389%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stoke-on-Trent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. In 2025 there were 359, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 359
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025359438
2024336442
2023191244
202298123
2021201248
2020238292
2019359467
2018402528
2017445573
2016672896
2015579782
2014636858
2013702959
2012660913
20117831,034
2010731948
20097701,042
2008745947
20078981,164
20069421,233
20059081,190
20041,0171,342
20031,0511,378
20021,0971,431
20011,0731,388
20001,1481,500
19991,1001,414
19981,0581,363
19971,0901,443
19961,1651,525
19951,1071,475
19941,2851,716
19931,1121,442
19921,1411,460
19911,2831,608
19901,3751,717
19891,2551,537
19881,1281,433
19871,1601,414
19861,2411,499
19851,2001,537
19841,2711,565
19831,1941,451
19821,2541,548
19811,2411,530
19801,1141,432
19791,1691,478

When and where crashes happen in Stoke-on-Trent

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,795 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,892 (14%)
  • Wednesday6,237 (15%)
  • Thursday6,154 (15%)
  • Friday7,412 (18%)
  • Saturday6,149 (15%)
  • Sunday4,345 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,755 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59657 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,312 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595,406 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597,706 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910,801 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596,774 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,573 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,335 (7.9%)
  • February3,183 (7.6%)
  • March3,444 (8.2%)
  • April3,248 (7.7%)
  • May3,541 (8.4%)
  • June3,374 (8%)
  • July3,385 (8.1%)
  • August3,306 (7.9%)
  • September3,642 (8.7%)
  • October3,927 (9.4%)
  • November3,929 (9.4%)
  • December3,670 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight29,086 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12,001 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown409 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit269 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting219 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds32,643 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,230 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds579 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds516 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds298 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist239 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds81 (0.2%)
  • Other1,015 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded383 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry26,675 (64%)
  • Wet or damp14,009 (33%)
  • Frost or ice788 (1.9%)
  • Snow313 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep26 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel11 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded159 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph78 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph38,698 (92%)
  • 40 mph1,210 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1,407 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph410 (1%)
  • 70 mph177 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway32,710 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway4,286 (10%)
  • Roundabout2,596 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2,010 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded382 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant28,931 (54%)
  • Pedestrian10,422 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist6,380 (12%)
  • Cyclist3,685 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,919 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant984 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant834 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)267 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant251 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant239 (0.4%)
  • Other30 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,629 (3%)
  • 6 to 102,937 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 153,573 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2010,278 (19%)
  • 21 to 257,379 (14%)
  • 26 to 359,691 (18%)
  • 36 to 456,502 (12%)
  • 46 to 554,611 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 653,121 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 751,905 (3.5%)
  • Over 751,194 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1,127 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider29,146 (54%)
  • Passenger14,379 (27%)
  • Pedestrian10,422 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car55,295 (74%)
  • Motorcycle6,552 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle3,739 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,829 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach2,156 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,905 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,568 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle656 (0.9%)
  • Minibus339 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown68 (0.1%)
  • Other53 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded57 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stoke-on-Trent ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 55th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 97th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
52ndKensington and Chelsea42,73248,2642756,392
53rdNorthumberland42,34562,3991,0908,560
54thSandwell42,06456,0415297,538
55thStoke-on-Trent (this area)41,98453,9474525,078
56thBolton41,74955,8565425,867
57thWigan41,50555,6805665,532
58thShropshire41,47559,7191,23810,478

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent, with 1,137 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025: 5,878, including 63 fatal and 665 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505,8787,72163665
2ndA522,4263,14326297
3rdA531,6502,30724180
4thA341,4642,00330152
5thB50511,3691,7088178
6thA5001,2921,7792784
7thA50061,1751,4755114
8thA5271,0381,34021146
9thA52721,0321,395989
10thA5209161,18420122
11thA50079031,171479
12thB50499021,17313153
13thA50358581,12614134
14thB50407361,01510122
15thA500966586915102
16thA5008631886576
17thA5005511676465
18thB5039503634858
19thB5041423502648
20thB5045390504349

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 38,570.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025: 11,044.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent

Of the latest 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity