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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,200 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1985, and 1,537 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 251 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1984 (1,271), and casualties fell from 1,565.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,200
Down 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,537
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
13
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
251
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 1985

1.1% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1985 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious25121%
  • Slight93678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious28418%
  • Slight1,24081%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,200, down 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (14%)
  • Tuesday154 (13%)
  • Wednesday153 (13%)
  • Thursday162 (14%)
  • Friday238 (20%)
  • Saturday200 (17%)
  • Sunday131 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59229 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59313 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59199 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (7.3%)
  • February96 (8%)
  • March92 (7.7%)
  • April88 (7.3%)
  • May103 (8.6%)
  • June102 (8.5%)
  • July113 (9.4%)
  • August104 (8.7%)
  • September89 (7.4%)
  • October104 (8.7%)
  • November117 (9.8%)
  • December104 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight792 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit385 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds905 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds167 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other69 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry717 (60%)
  • Wet or damp426 (36%)
  • Frost or ice38 (3.2%)
  • Snow18 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,156 (96%)
  • 40 mph29 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway992 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road66 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout47 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant669 (44%)
  • Pedestrian347 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist288 (19%)
  • Cyclist109 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1096 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 15120 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20396 (26%)
  • 21 to 25218 (14%)
  • 26 to 35227 (15%)
  • 36 to 45143 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5597 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6596 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7564 (4.2%)
  • Over 7528 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider777 (51%)
  • Passenger413 (27%)
  • Pedestrian347 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,376 (68%)
  • Motorcycle286 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes94 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach75 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 43rd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 1985

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1985: 184, including 1 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50184242135
2ndA5271106015
3rdA527476329
4thA34456416
5thB50494456114
6thA50354151113
7thB50514153010
8thA53323908
9thB50403148010
10thA5006273206
11thA5009263507
12thA520253704
13thA5007242801
14thA500172000
15thB5041151813
16thB5045141615
17thA5008131402
18thA5005111401
19thB5039111412
20thB504791202

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1985

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 1,123.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1985

ST6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 1985: 328.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years