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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,128 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1988, and 1,433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1987 (1,160), and casualties rose from 1,414.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,128
Down 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,433
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
21
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 1988

1.9% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1988 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.9%
  • Serious16915%
  • Slight93883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.5%
  • Serious19514%
  • Slight1,21785%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,128, down 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (15%)
  • Tuesday167 (15%)
  • Wednesday143 (13%)
  • Thursday156 (14%)
  • Friday188 (17%)
  • Saturday164 (15%)
  • Sunday138 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59145 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59194 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59255 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59165 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (8.2%)
  • February68 (6%)
  • March97 (8.6%)
  • April82 (7.3%)
  • May85 (7.5%)
  • June92 (8.2%)
  • July86 (7.6%)
  • August89 (7.9%)
  • September121 (11%)
  • October136 (12%)
  • November100 (8.9%)
  • December80 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight750 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit356 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds840 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds206 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other38 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry738 (65%)
  • Wet or damp378 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,034 (92%)
  • 40 mph59 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph17 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway915 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (10%)
  • Roundabout59 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant714 (50%)
  • Pedestrian314 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (12%)
  • Cyclist114 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1092 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 15104 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20309 (22%)
  • 21 to 25208 (15%)
  • 26 to 35237 (17%)
  • 36 to 45162 (11%)
  • 46 to 55101 (7%)
  • 56 to 6581 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7558 (4%)
  • Over 7534 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider726 (51%)
  • Passenger393 (27%)
  • Pedestrian314 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,414 (72%)
  • Motorcycle187 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach62 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 58th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
58th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 1988

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1988: 163, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50163201227
2ndA3466103311
3rdA52607127
4thB5051395006
5thB5049384825
6thA5006374723
7thA53375013
8thA527344708
9thA5035334122
10thA520323903
11thB5040324317
12thA500243602
13thA5005202403
14thA5008182403
15thA5009161901
16thA5007152003
17thB5039141512
18thB5045141802
19thB5046101300
20thB50477800

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1988

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,046.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1988

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 1988: 304.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years