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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,241 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1981, and 1,530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 253 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1980 (1,114), and casualties rose from 1,432.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,241
Up 11% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,530
Up 7% on 1980
Fatal collisions
27
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
253
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 1981

2.2% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1981 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal272.2%
  • Serious25320%
  • Slight96177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal281.8%
  • Serious28919%
  • Slight1,21379%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,241, up 11% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday185 (15%)
  • Tuesday142 (11%)
  • Wednesday179 (14%)
  • Thursday184 (15%)
  • Friday214 (17%)
  • Saturday210 (17%)
  • Sunday127 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59223 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59337 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59189 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (5.6%)
  • February104 (8.4%)
  • March99 (8%)
  • April83 (6.7%)
  • May115 (9.3%)
  • June100 (8.1%)
  • July99 (8%)
  • August115 (9.3%)
  • September109 (8.8%)
  • October134 (11%)
  • November114 (9.2%)
  • December99 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight827 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit397 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds909 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds232 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry740 (60%)
  • Wet or damp434 (35%)
  • Frost or ice35 (2.8%)
  • Snow31 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,196 (96%)
  • 40 mph20 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph13 (1%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,043 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road65 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout39 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant516 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist435 (28%)
  • Pedestrian383 (25%)
  • Cyclist104 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 10123 (8%)
  • 11 to 15119 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20495 (32%)
  • 21 to 25194 (13%)
  • 26 to 35209 (14%)
  • 36 to 45106 (6.9%)
  • 46 to 5582 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6572 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7550 (3.3%)
  • Over 7520 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider787 (51%)
  • Pedestrian383 (25%)
  • Passenger360 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,298 (63%)
  • Motorcycle442 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach53 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Stoke-on-Trent

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stoke-on-Trent ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 45th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
45th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 1981

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1981: 177, including 3 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50177225339
2ndA52536209
3rdA344866211
4thA53445619
5thB50494254215
6thB50514154111
7thA5006363904
8thA5035364528
9thA527364225
10thB5040304117
11thA520253113
12thA5009243025
13thA5007222503
14thA5005192103
15thA500182211
16thB5041182204
17thA5008172103
18thB5039151703
19thA50106602
20thB50456701

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1981

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 1,127.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1981

ST6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 1981: 300.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years