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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,073 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2001, and 1,388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2000 (1,148), and casualties fell from 1,500.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,073
Down 7% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,388
Down 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
11
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
7.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2001

1% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2001 were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious837.7%
  • Slight97991%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious966.9%
  • Slight1,28192%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,073, down 7% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (13%)
  • Tuesday148 (14%)
  • Wednesday180 (17%)
  • Thursday154 (14%)
  • Friday198 (18%)
  • Saturday167 (16%)
  • Sunday89 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59176 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59274 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59203 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (7.5%)
  • February78 (7.3%)
  • March93 (8.7%)
  • April90 (8.4%)
  • May77 (7.2%)
  • June104 (9.7%)
  • July78 (7.3%)
  • August74 (6.9%)
  • September91 (8.5%)
  • October109 (10%)
  • November106 (9.9%)
  • December92 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight754 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit299 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds910 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry681 (63%)
  • Wet or damp365 (34%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph974 (91%)
  • 40 mph27 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph47 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph20 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway800 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (12%)
  • Roundabout85 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant839 (60%)
  • Pedestrian245 (18%)
  • Cyclist89 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant41 (3%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1084 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1597 (7%)
  • 16 to 20208 (15%)
  • 21 to 25152 (11%)
  • 26 to 35265 (19%)
  • 36 to 45227 (16%)
  • 46 to 55110 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6564 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.3%)
  • Over 7527 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded65 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider761 (55%)
  • Passenger382 (28%)
  • Pedestrian245 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,497 (77%)
  • Motorcycle95 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach60 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car46 (2.4%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stoke-on-Trent ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 53rd most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2001

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2001, with 72 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2001

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2001: 153, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50153205214
2ndA52779327
3rdA5272628907
4thA500385512
5thA53385414
6thA34374604
7thA5007354901
8thB5051303501
9thA5006222802
10thA5009192411
11thA5271172002
12thA520141600
13thB5041141401
14thA5010131600
15thA5035131901
16thA527131702
17thB5047131700
18thB5039111800
19thA5008101601
20thA500581802

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2001

Stoke-on-Trent had 978 collisions in 2001.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2001

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2001: 291.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2001, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years