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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,169 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1979, and 1,478 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 237 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 41,984 collisions in Stoke-on-Trent.

Collisions in 1979
1,169
Casualties in 1979
1,478
Fatal collisions
21
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
237
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 1979

1.8% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1979 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.8%
  • Serious23720%
  • Slight91178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.4%
  • Serious26518%
  • Slight1,19281%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,169.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday181 (15%)
  • Tuesday159 (14%)
  • Wednesday172 (15%)
  • Thursday147 (13%)
  • Friday227 (19%)
  • Saturday171 (15%)
  • Sunday112 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59202 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59319 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59192 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (5.9%)
  • February72 (6.2%)
  • March105 (9%)
  • April85 (7.3%)
  • May100 (8.6%)
  • June93 (8%)
  • July109 (9.3%)
  • August90 (7.7%)
  • September96 (8.2%)
  • October132 (11%)
  • November106 (9.1%)
  • December112 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight773 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit371 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds847 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds177 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other66 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry678 (58%)
  • Wet or damp421 (36%)
  • Frost or ice44 (3.8%)
  • Snow26 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,134 (97%)
  • 40 mph12 (1%)
  • 50 mph12 (1%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway980 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout27 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant547 (37%)
  • Pedestrian428 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist293 (20%)
  • Cyclist99 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant29 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 10119 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 15107 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20383 (26%)
  • 21 to 25187 (13%)
  • 26 to 35212 (14%)
  • 36 to 45127 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 55109 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6589 (6%)
  • 66 to 7565 (4.4%)
  • Over 7532 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider699 (47%)
  • Pedestrian428 (29%)
  • Passenger351 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,179 (63%)
  • Motorcycle327 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach74 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 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

How Stoke-on-Trent ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 54th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
54th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 1979

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1979: 178, including 4 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50178226434
2ndA526477017
3rdA34425837
4thA5274153111
5thB50514147011
6thA53375126
7thB50493753017
8thB5040354407
9thA5006283701
10thA520283436
11thA5035254018
12thA5009232914
13thB5041212404
14thA500172201
15thA5008161800
16thA5005152012
17thB5045142402
18thA5007121806
19thB504791402
20thB504681000

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1979

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 1,085.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1979

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 1979: 317.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1979, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years