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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,194 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1983, and 1,451 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 252 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (1,254), and casualties fell from 1,548.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,194
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,451
Down 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
19
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
252
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 1983

1.6% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1983 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.6%
  • Serious25221%
  • Slight92377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.4%
  • Serious26618%
  • Slight1,16580%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,194, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (13%)
  • Tuesday186 (16%)
  • Wednesday154 (13%)
  • Thursday174 (15%)
  • Friday222 (19%)
  • Saturday177 (15%)
  • Sunday124 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59147 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59322 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59166 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January105 (8.8%)
  • February76 (6.4%)
  • March72 (6%)
  • April95 (8%)
  • May112 (9.4%)
  • June86 (7.2%)
  • July110 (9.2%)
  • August111 (9.3%)
  • September95 (8%)
  • October101 (8.5%)
  • November110 (9.2%)
  • December121 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight804 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit361 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds915 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other43 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry783 (66%)
  • Wet or damp388 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.3%)
  • Snow7 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,138 (95%)
  • 40 mph27 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway967 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road68 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout46 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant492 (34%)
  • Pedestrian368 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist322 (22%)
  • Cyclist152 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (4%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 10120 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 15135 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20391 (27%)
  • 21 to 25196 (14%)
  • 26 to 35182 (13%)
  • 36 to 45107 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5593 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6582 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7564 (4.4%)
  • Over 7529 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider749 (52%)
  • Pedestrian368 (25%)
  • Passenger334 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,256 (63%)
  • Motorcycle332 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle152 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach65 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.3%)
  • Minibus13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 47th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 1983

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1983: 151, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50151186227
2ndA527896219
3rdA34496008
4thA50354755016
5thB5049455619
6thB5051455419
7thA534052012
8thA527375123
9thA50063340010
10thB5040304204
11thA520263314
12thA500233104
13thA5009232516
14thA5005192401
15thA5008192413
16thB5039141624
17thB5047101003
18thB504591502
19thA50077701
20thB50415600

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1983

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 1,104.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1983

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 1983: 305.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1983, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years