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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,241 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1986, and 1,499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (1,200), and casualties fell from 1,537.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,241
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,499
Down 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
16
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1986 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.3%
  • Serious20016%
  • Slight1,02583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.1%
  • Serious21614%
  • Slight1,26684%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,241, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (13%)
  • Tuesday185 (15%)
  • Wednesday184 (15%)
  • Thursday185 (15%)
  • Friday220 (18%)
  • Saturday195 (16%)
  • Sunday115 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59307 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59202 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (7.2%)
  • February96 (7.7%)
  • March91 (7.3%)
  • April100 (8.1%)
  • May129 (10%)
  • June84 (6.8%)
  • July88 (7.1%)
  • August102 (8.2%)
  • September96 (7.7%)
  • October126 (10%)
  • November130 (10%)
  • December110 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight790 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit426 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds913 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds185 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other75 (6%)
  • Not recorded13 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry739 (60%)
  • Wet or damp463 (37%)
  • Frost or ice28 (2.3%)
  • Snow9 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,196 (96%)
  • 40 mph27 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,015 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road64 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout61 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant605 (40%)
  • Pedestrian379 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist271 (18%)
  • Cyclist120 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1078 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 15119 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20385 (26%)
  • 21 to 25219 (15%)
  • 26 to 35230 (15%)
  • 36 to 45151 (10%)
  • 46 to 55102 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6589 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.1%)
  • Over 7527 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider761 (51%)
  • Pedestrian379 (25%)
  • Passenger359 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,452 (70%)
  • Motorcycle272 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach68 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 41st most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 1986

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1986: 161, including 4 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50161190424
2ndA52617105
3rdB5051556506
4thA34465815
5thA534458110
6thB5049415117
7thA5274051010
8thA5006363808
9thB5040344226
10thA500324214
11thA520313926
12thA5035303716
13thA5008274007
14thA5007253004
15thB5039232617
16thA5009212505
17thA5005182202
18thB5041111301
19thB5045101102
20thB504791201

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1986

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,177.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1986

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 1986: 309.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1986, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years