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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,375 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1990, and 1,717 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 205 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1989 (1,255), and casualties rose from 1,537.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,375
Up 10% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,717
Up 12% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
205
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 1990

1% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1990 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious20515%
  • Slight1,15684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.9%
  • Serious22313%
  • Slight1,47986%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,375, up 10% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday187 (14%)
  • Tuesday202 (15%)
  • Wednesday188 (14%)
  • Thursday190 (14%)
  • Friday213 (15%)
  • Saturday221 (16%)
  • Sunday174 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59183 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59224 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59333 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59228 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59186 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January120 (8.7%)
  • February118 (8.6%)
  • March90 (6.5%)
  • April110 (8%)
  • May119 (8.7%)
  • June118 (8.6%)
  • July123 (8.9%)
  • August111 (8.1%)
  • September122 (8.9%)
  • October117 (8.5%)
  • November126 (9.2%)
  • December101 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight925 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit439 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,054 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds218 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other46 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry863 (63%)
  • Wet or damp487 (35%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.2%)
  • Snow8 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,269 (92%)
  • 40 mph50 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph25 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph18 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph13 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,114 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (10%)
  • Roundabout76 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant931 (54%)
  • Pedestrian360 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist179 (10%)
  • Cyclist116 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant73 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 565 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 10127 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 15111 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20371 (22%)
  • 21 to 25278 (16%)
  • 26 to 35299 (17%)
  • 36 to 45164 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 55131 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6586 (5%)
  • 66 to 7553 (3.1%)
  • Over 7532 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider888 (52%)
  • Passenger469 (27%)
  • Pedestrian360 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,857 (76%)
  • Motorcycle182 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes106 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach76 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 35th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 1990

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1990: 172, including 2 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50172212231
2ndA527293016
3rdA346888111
4thA5006516316
5thB5051475907
6thA534654011
7thA500436016
8thB5049404725
9thA527364603
10thA5035313506
11thA520303504
12thB5040303905
13thA5008273503
14thA5009254013
15thA5007212203
16thB5039202502
17thA5005161701
18thB5045101702
19thB505091302
20thB50468900

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1990

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 1,270.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1990

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 1990: 327.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years