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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,283 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1991, and 1,608 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (1,375), and casualties fell from 1,717.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,283
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,608
Down 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
9
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 1991

0.7% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1991 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious17514%
  • Slight1,09986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.7%
  • Serious20213%
  • Slight1,39587%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,283, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday187 (15%)
  • Tuesday177 (14%)
  • Wednesday174 (14%)
  • Thursday217 (17%)
  • Friday219 (17%)
  • Saturday182 (14%)
  • Sunday127 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59166 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59240 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59328 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59222 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59140 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (8.3%)
  • February89 (6.9%)
  • March115 (9%)
  • April107 (8.3%)
  • May116 (9%)
  • June99 (7.7%)
  • July93 (7.2%)
  • August91 (7.1%)
  • September90 (7%)
  • October134 (10%)
  • November131 (10%)
  • December112 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight857 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit414 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds997 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds187 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other45 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry840 (65%)
  • Wet or damp402 (31%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.1%)
  • Snow14 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,179 (92%)
  • 40 mph54 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph22 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph10 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,059 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (8%)
  • Roundabout84 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant891 (55%)
  • Pedestrian355 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist107 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 575 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 10107 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1596 (6%)
  • 16 to 20333 (21%)
  • 21 to 25228 (14%)
  • 26 to 35284 (18%)
  • 36 to 45167 (10%)
  • 46 to 55127 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 65102 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7553 (3.3%)
  • Over 7536 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider827 (51%)
  • Passenger426 (26%)
  • Pedestrian355 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,786 (78%)
  • Motorcycle153 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach61 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 34th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
34th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 1991

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1991: 170, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50170211025
2ndA526374110
3rdA53638728
4thA34578107
5thB5049475903
6thA5006465905
7thB5051415307
8thA500374903
9thA520344919
10thB5040324506
11thA5035294107
12thA527283417
13thA5005222205
14thA5008192502
15thA5009131611
16thB5041131401
17thA5007111201
18thB504791201
19thB50397701
20thB50457801

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1991

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 1,173.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1991

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 1991: 311.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years