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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,090 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1997, and 1,443 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1996 (1,165), and casualties fell from 1,525.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,090
Down 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,443
Down 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
6.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 1997

0.7% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1997 were fatal and 6.8% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious746.8%
  • Slight1,00892%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious825.7%
  • Slight1,35394%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,090, down 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (13%)
  • Tuesday167 (15%)
  • Wednesday166 (15%)
  • Thursday151 (14%)
  • Friday197 (18%)
  • Saturday150 (14%)
  • Sunday116 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59169 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59303 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (8.9%)
  • February88 (8.1%)
  • March85 (7.8%)
  • April96 (8.8%)
  • May92 (8.4%)
  • June96 (8.8%)
  • July81 (7.4%)
  • August79 (7.2%)
  • September86 (7.9%)
  • October102 (9.4%)
  • November85 (7.8%)
  • December103 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight790 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit283 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds864 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds169 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry681 (62%)
  • Wet or damp392 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.9%)
  • Snow7 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,017 (93%)
  • 40 mph24 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph33 (3%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway833 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (11%)
  • Roundabout73 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant844 (58%)
  • Pedestrian246 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist94 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant91 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1%)
  • Van occupant14 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1088 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 15100 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20187 (13%)
  • 21 to 25186 (13%)
  • 26 to 35319 (22%)
  • 36 to 45195 (14%)
  • 46 to 55100 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6593 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.9%)
  • Over 7532 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded36 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider736 (51%)
  • Passenger461 (32%)
  • Pedestrian246 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,503 (75%)
  • Motorcycle105 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach100 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (2.1%)
  • Minibus18 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Stoke-on-Trent

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Stoke-on-Trent ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 55th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 1997

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1997: 171, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50171225211
2ndA52689105
3rdA53497113
4thA500435600
5thB5049426002
6thA527344722
7thA5006303202
8thA5009283201
9thB5040284103
10thA34274004
11thB5051273400
12thA520233902
13thA5035222903
14thB5041202813
15thA5008152201
16thB5045131801
17thA5005121800
18thA5007121301
19thB5039101300
20thA501081701

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1997

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 1,020.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1997

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 1997: 288.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1997, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years