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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,114 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1980, and 1,432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 240 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1979 (1,169), and casualties fell from 1,478.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,114
Down 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,432
Down 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
15
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
240
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 1980

1.3% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1980 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious24022%
  • Slight85977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151%
  • Serious27219%
  • Slight1,14580%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,114, down 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (13%)
  • Tuesday148 (13%)
  • Wednesday160 (14%)
  • Thursday165 (15%)
  • Friday204 (18%)
  • Saturday173 (16%)
  • Sunday118 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59190 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59293 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59181 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7.1%)
  • February79 (7.1%)
  • March98 (8.8%)
  • April92 (8.3%)
  • May100 (9%)
  • June86 (7.7%)
  • July72 (6.5%)
  • August95 (8.5%)
  • September122 (11%)
  • October105 (9.4%)
  • November96 (8.6%)
  • December90 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight712 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit384 (34%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds807 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds208 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other57 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry667 (60%)
  • Wet or damp410 (37%)
  • Frost or ice28 (2.5%)
  • Snow9 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,075 (96%)
  • 40 mph21 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway926 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout35 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant505 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist361 (25%)
  • Pedestrian356 (25%)
  • Cyclist100 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 10106 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 15105 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20443 (31%)
  • 21 to 25195 (14%)
  • 26 to 35176 (12%)
  • 36 to 45111 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5577 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6592 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7552 (3.6%)
  • Over 7526 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider725 (51%)
  • Pedestrian356 (25%)
  • Passenger351 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,109 (61%)
  • Motorcycle365 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach72 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 64th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
64th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 1980

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1980: 151, including 1 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50151195134
2ndA526483111
3rdB50514965011
4thA5006404906
5thA34365138
6thA53354107
7thA527343717
8thB5049313906
9thA5035305004
10thA5203045112
11thA5009253403
12thB5040233302
13thB5041232505
14thA500222814
15thA5008202303
16thB5039121204
17thA5005111911
18thA5007111702
19thB5045111414
20thA50105601

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1980

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 1,022.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1980

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 1980: 276.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1980, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years