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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,058 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1998, and 1,363 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1997 (1,090), and casualties fell from 1,443.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,058
Down 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,363
Down 6% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
7.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 1998

0.9% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1998 were fatal and 7.9% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious847.9%
  • Slight96591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious916.7%
  • Slight1,26393%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,058, down 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (14%)
  • Tuesday132 (12%)
  • Wednesday156 (15%)
  • Thursday158 (15%)
  • Friday186 (18%)
  • Saturday160 (15%)
  • Sunday122 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59201 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59263 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59203 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (7.9%)
  • February71 (6.7%)
  • March99 (9.4%)
  • April90 (8.5%)
  • May89 (8.4%)
  • June84 (7.9%)
  • July77 (7.3%)
  • August75 (7.1%)
  • September99 (9.4%)
  • October106 (10%)
  • November95 (9%)
  • December89 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight750 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit293 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds824 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds189 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry621 (59%)
  • Wet or damp423 (40%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph958 (91%)
  • 40 mph34 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph57 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway789 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (12%)
  • Roundabout72 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant823 (60%)
  • Pedestrian249 (18%)
  • Cyclist88 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1086 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1598 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20199 (15%)
  • 21 to 25173 (13%)
  • 26 to 35273 (20%)
  • 36 to 45159 (12%)
  • 46 to 55132 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6578 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7562 (4.5%)
  • Over 7529 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded41 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider711 (52%)
  • Passenger403 (30%)
  • Pedestrian249 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,478 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach81 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle78 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (2.3%)
  • Minibus14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 61st most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 1998

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 1998: 153, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50153185311
2ndA52618624
3rdA53547903
4thA500507113
5thB5049405302
6thA34395201
7thA527344502
8thB5051313613
9thB5040304313
10thA5008283903
11thA5006263301
12thA520253002
13thA5007213301
14thA5009192603
15thB5039172002
16thA5035162802
17thA5005121303
18thB5045121301
19thB5047121300
20thB504191000

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1998

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 970.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 1998

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 1998: 298.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years