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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,254 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1982, and 1,548 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 255 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1981 (1,241), and casualties rose from 1,530.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,254
Up 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,548
Up 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
18
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
255
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 1982

1.4% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1982 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.4%
  • Serious25520%
  • Slight98178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.2%
  • Serious29819%
  • Slight1,23280%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,254, up 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday169 (13%)
  • Tuesday178 (14%)
  • Wednesday183 (15%)
  • Thursday164 (13%)
  • Friday207 (17%)
  • Saturday222 (18%)
  • Sunday131 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5972 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59203 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59309 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59195 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59201 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (6.6%)
  • February88 (7%)
  • March105 (8.4%)
  • April108 (8.6%)
  • May93 (7.4%)
  • June112 (8.9%)
  • July96 (7.7%)
  • August108 (8.6%)
  • September105 (8.4%)
  • October124 (9.9%)
  • November123 (9.8%)
  • December109 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight818 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit419 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,001 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist16 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other48 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry842 (67%)
  • Wet or damp370 (30%)
  • Frost or ice32 (2.6%)
  • Snow7 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,203 (96%)
  • 40 mph19 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph11 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,050 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road65 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout46 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant522 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist414 (27%)
  • Pedestrian362 (23%)
  • Cyclist124 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1098 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 15111 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20480 (31%)
  • 21 to 25216 (14%)
  • 26 to 35204 (13%)
  • 36 to 45119 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 55109 (7%)
  • 56 to 6595 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7561 (3.9%)
  • Over 7514 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider824 (53%)
  • Passenger362 (23%)
  • Pedestrian362 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,297 (61%)
  • Motorcycle410 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes111 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach77 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus11 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 49th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
49th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
85th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 1982

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1982: 167, including 3 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50167198336
2ndA52577208
3rdB50514755110
4thB50494449010
5thB50404163010
6thA34385535
7thA53385326
8thA5006364505
9thA527345428
10thA5035313817
11thA520304614
12thA5005253205
13thA500232804
14thA5009233007
15thA5008222705
16thB5041192204
17thA5007171913
18thB5039111301
19thB504591303
20thB50469901

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1982

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 1,173.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1982

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 1982: 303.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1982, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years