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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,255 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1989, and 1,537 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 179 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1988 (1,128), and casualties rose from 1,433.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,255
Up 11% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,537
Up 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
16
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
179
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 1989

1.3% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1989 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.3%
  • Serious17914%
  • Slight1,06084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.2%
  • Serious19413%
  • Slight1,32586%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,255, up 11% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (12%)
  • Tuesday161 (13%)
  • Wednesday195 (16%)
  • Thursday195 (16%)
  • Friday238 (19%)
  • Saturday184 (15%)
  • Sunday128 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59134 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59152 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59211 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59342 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59212 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59142 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (7.3%)
  • February85 (6.8%)
  • March107 (8.5%)
  • April101 (8%)
  • May120 (9.6%)
  • June96 (7.6%)
  • July107 (8.5%)
  • August99 (7.9%)
  • September108 (8.6%)
  • October120 (9.6%)
  • November125 (10%)
  • December96 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight865 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit371 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds973 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds191 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Other45 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry814 (65%)
  • Wet or damp432 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,152 (92%)
  • 40 mph48 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph20 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph26 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,018 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout62 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant743 (48%)
  • Pedestrian346 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist197 (13%)
  • Cyclist124 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant28 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1098 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 15102 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20330 (21%)
  • 21 to 25224 (15%)
  • 26 to 35290 (19%)
  • 36 to 45137 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 55112 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6597 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.5%)
  • Over 7535 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider796 (52%)
  • Passenger395 (26%)
  • Pedestrian346 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,606 (73%)
  • Motorcycle202 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle127 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach68 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 50th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 1989

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1989: 167, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50167204221
2ndA528110016
3rdA34567313
4thB5051516109
5thA53475327
6thA5274663010
7thB5049424607
8thA5006414813
9thA500394824
10thA5035354616
11thB5040273715
12thA5008263102
13thA5009222626
14thA5005213703
15thA520192313
16thA5007182103
17thB5039121701
18thB50419901
19thB505091001
20thB504581001

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1989

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,162.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1989

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 1989: 350.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1989, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years