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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,160 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1987, and 1,414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (1,241), and casualties fell from 1,499.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,160
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,414
Down 6% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 1987

0.8% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1987 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious19116%
  • Slight96083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious20014%
  • Slight1,20585%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,160, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (11%)
  • Tuesday162 (14%)
  • Wednesday167 (14%)
  • Thursday177 (15%)
  • Friday219 (19%)
  • Saturday178 (15%)
  • Sunday125 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59208 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59279 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (5.9%)
  • February74 (6.4%)
  • March103 (8.9%)
  • April92 (7.9%)
  • May88 (7.6%)
  • June75 (6.5%)
  • July90 (7.8%)
  • August102 (8.8%)
  • September97 (8.4%)
  • October133 (11%)
  • November140 (12%)
  • December97 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight787 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit345 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds876 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds174 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other62 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry764 (66%)
  • Wet or damp353 (30%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.3%)
  • Snow15 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,104 (95%)
  • 40 mph33 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway948 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout63 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant645 (46%)
  • Pedestrian324 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist238 (17%)
  • Cyclist117 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 573 (5.2%)
  • 6 to 1075 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1598 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20343 (24%)
  • 21 to 25187 (13%)
  • 26 to 35234 (17%)
  • 36 to 45151 (11%)
  • 46 to 5594 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6578 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.3%)
  • Over 7534 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider712 (50%)
  • Passenger378 (27%)
  • Pedestrian324 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,423 (71%)
  • Motorcycle239 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach70 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 47th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 1987

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1987: 163, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50163209021
2ndA527287011
3rdA345060010
4thA5006465405
5thA53445906
6thA5035364107
7thB50493648010
8thA500344205
9thA527334105
10thB5040333515
11thB5051313303
12thA520283414
13thA5008212704
14thA5009192504
15thB5039182511
16thA5005172004
17thB5041162201
18thA5007111101
19thB505081603
20thB50456702

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1987

Stoke-on-Trent had 1,097 collisions in 1987.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1987

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 1987: 312.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1987, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years