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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,271 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1984, and 1,565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 230 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1983 (1,194), and casualties rose from 1,451.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,271
Up 6% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,565
Up 8% on 1983
Fatal collisions
19
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
230
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 1984

1.5% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1984 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.5%
  • Serious23018%
  • Slight1,02280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.2%
  • Serious25616%
  • Slight1,29082%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,271, up 6% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday185 (15%)
  • Tuesday187 (15%)
  • Wednesday164 (13%)
  • Thursday188 (15%)
  • Friday217 (17%)
  • Saturday199 (16%)
  • Sunday131 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59222 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59328 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59196 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59176 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (7.2%)
  • February118 (9.3%)
  • March95 (7.5%)
  • April94 (7.4%)
  • May98 (7.7%)
  • June98 (7.7%)
  • July98 (7.7%)
  • August110 (8.7%)
  • September128 (10%)
  • October118 (9.3%)
  • November126 (9.9%)
  • December97 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight852 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit394 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds994 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds165 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other47 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry836 (66%)
  • Wet or damp410 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.2%)
  • Snow10 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,219 (96%)
  • 40 mph29 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,045 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road79 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout60 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant500 (32%)
  • Pedestrian400 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist371 (24%)
  • Cyclist172 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 10100 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 15171 (11%)
  • 16 to 20430 (27%)
  • 21 to 25213 (14%)
  • 26 to 35204 (13%)
  • 36 to 45122 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 55113 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6577 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7566 (4.2%)
  • Over 7527 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider813 (52%)
  • Pedestrian400 (26%)
  • Passenger352 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,319 (62%)
  • Motorcycle374 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle173 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach62 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 44th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 1984

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1984: 160, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50160202128
2ndA526576019
3rdB50405166212
4thB50515056113
5thA53466124
6thA34426518
7thB50494159013
8thA527394718
9thA5035354017
10thA520353717
11thA500303620
12thA5005262805
13thA5006242805
14thA5007242503
15thA5008192415
16thA5009172204
17thB5039161703
18thB5041152004
19thB5045142302
20thB5047111401

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1984

Stoke-on-Trent had 1,185 collisions in 1984.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1984

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 1984: 321.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1984, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years