Serious
Vauxhall Nova crash on the A5272 in Stoke-on-Trent, 30 Dec 2002, 19:50
- Vauxhall Nova, Mercedes 200 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics
Police recorded 1,097 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2002, and 1,431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 93 were serious.
Collisions were up 2% on 2001 (1,073), and casualties rose from 1,388.
Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 41,984 collisions in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Collisions in 2002
- 1,097
- Up 2% on 2001
- Casualties in 2002
- 1,431
- Up 3% on 2001
- Fatal collisions
- 10
- 0.9% of collisions
- Serious collisions
- 93
- 8.5% of collisions
Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2002
0.9% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2002 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.
Collisions by worst injury
- Fatal100.9%
- Serious938.5%
- Slight99491%
People hurt, by injury
- Fatal100.7%
- Serious1047.3%
- Slight1,31792%
Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year
Collisions and casualties in Stoke-on-Trent, 1979 to 2025
Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,097, up 2% on 2001.
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2002
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 359 | 438 |
| 2024 | 336 | 442 |
| 2023 | 191 | 244 |
| 2022 | 98 | 123 |
| 2021 | 201 | 248 |
| 2020 | 238 | 292 |
| 2019 | 359 | 467 |
| 2018 | 402 | 528 |
| 2017 | 445 | 573 |
| 2016 | 672 | 896 |
| 2015 | 579 | 782 |
| 2014 | 636 | 858 |
| 2013 | 702 | 959 |
| 2012 | 660 | 913 |
| 2011 | 783 | 1,034 |
| 2010 | 731 | 948 |
| 2009 | 770 | 1,042 |
| 2008 | 745 | 947 |
| 2007 | 898 | 1,164 |
| 2006 | 942 | 1,233 |
| 2005 | 908 | 1,190 |
| 2004 | 1,017 | 1,342 |
| 2003 | 1,051 | 1,378 |
| 2002 | 1,097 | 1,431 |
| 2001 | 1,073 | 1,388 |
| 2000 | 1,148 | 1,500 |
| 1999 | 1,100 | 1,414 |
| 1998 | 1,058 | 1,363 |
| 1997 | 1,090 | 1,443 |
| 1996 | 1,165 | 1,525 |
| 1995 | 1,107 | 1,475 |
| 1994 | 1,285 | 1,716 |
| 1993 | 1,112 | 1,442 |
| 1992 | 1,141 | 1,460 |
| 1991 | 1,283 | 1,608 |
| 1990 | 1,375 | 1,717 |
| 1989 | 1,255 | 1,537 |
| 1988 | 1,128 | 1,433 |
| 1987 | 1,160 | 1,414 |
| 1986 | 1,241 | 1,499 |
| 1985 | 1,200 | 1,537 |
| 1984 | 1,271 | 1,565 |
| 1983 | 1,194 | 1,451 |
| 1982 | 1,254 | 1,548 |
| 1981 | 1,241 | 1,530 |
| 1980 | 1,114 | 1,432 |
| 1979 | 1,169 | 1,478 |
When and where crashes happen in Stoke-on-Trent in 2002
Collisions by day of the week
- Monday166 (15%)
- Tuesday119 (11%)
- Wednesday173 (16%)
- Thursday132 (12%)
- Friday194 (18%)
- Saturday159 (14%)
- Sunday154 (14%)
Collisions by time of day
- 00:00 to 02:5953 (4.8%)
- 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.7%)
- 06:00 to 08:5994 (8.6%)
- 09:00 to 11:59139 (13%)
- 12:00 to 14:59212 (19%)
- 15:00 to 17:59305 (28%)
- 18:00 to 20:59199 (18%)
- 21:00 to 23:5976 (6.9%)
Collisions by month
- January92 (8.4%)
- February99 (9%)
- March93 (8.5%)
- April87 (7.9%)
- May102 (9.3%)
- June81 (7.4%)
- July76 (6.9%)
- August85 (7.7%)
- September89 (8.1%)
- October100 (9.1%)
- November102 (9.3%)
- December91 (8.3%)
Light conditions
- Daylight769 (70%)
- Dark, street lights lit310 (28%)
- Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.8%)
- Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)
- Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
Weather at the time
- Fine, no high winds853 (78%)
- Raining, no high winds183 (17%)
- Raining with high winds24 (2.2%)
- Fine with high winds20 (1.8%)
- Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
- Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
- Other4 (0.4%)
- Not recorded8 (0.7%)
Road surface
- Dry654 (60%)
- Wet or damp435 (40%)
- Frost or ice7 (0.6%)
- Snow1 (0.1%)
Speed limit at the scene
- 20 mph4 (0.4%)
- 30 mph998 (91%)
- 40 mph29 (2.6%)
- 50 mph42 (3.8%)
- 60 mph18 (1.6%)
- 70 mph6 (0.5%)
Type of road
- Single carriageway837 (76%)
- Dual carriageway124 (11%)
- Roundabout86 (7.8%)
- One way street or slip road43 (3.9%)
- Not recorded7 (0.6%)
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2002
Casualties by road user
- Car occupant877 (61%)
- Pedestrian248 (17%)
- Motorcyclist117 (8.2%)
- Cyclist67 (4.7%)
- Bus or coach occupant49 (3.4%)
- Van occupant26 (1.8%)
- Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (1.6%)
- Minibus occupant10 (0.7%)
- Other vehicle occupant10 (0.7%)
- Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
Casualties by age
- 0 to 533 (2.3%)
- 6 to 1076 (5.3%)
- 11 to 15100 (7%)
- 16 to 20218 (15%)
- 21 to 25193 (13%)
- 26 to 35283 (20%)
- 36 to 45188 (13%)
- 46 to 55131 (9.2%)
- 56 to 6575 (5.2%)
- 66 to 7535 (2.4%)
- Over 7530 (2.1%)
- Not recorded69 (4.8%)
Drivers, passengers and pedestrians
- Driver or rider783 (55%)
- Passenger400 (28%)
- Pedestrian248 (17%)
Vehicles involved
- Car1,577 (78%)
- Motorcycle122 (6.1%)
- Pedal cycle67 (3.3%)
- Bus or coach62 (3.1%)
- Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (3%)
- Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.1%)
- Other vehicle36 (1.8%)
- Taxi or private hire car33 (1.6%)
- Minibus10 (0.5%)
- Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2002
Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002
Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 49th most road collisions in 2002.
- Collisions
- 49th
- highest of 351 areas
- Casualties
- 48th
- highest of 351 areas
- Fatal collisions
- 97th
- highest of 351 areas
- Serious collisions
- 104th
- highest of 351 areas
Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2002
Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2002, with 92 collisions, 9 of them serious.
- Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area116 casualties, 9 serious collisions92 collisions
- Etruria & Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5JL area90 casualties, 2 fatal and 5 serious collisions61 collisions
- Hartshill Park & Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1PU area74 casualties, 2 serious collisions60 collisions
- Bucknall & Eaton Park, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 9DF area58 casualties, 3 serious collisions44 collisions
- Moorcroft & Sneyd Green, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 1FB area60 casualties, 3 serious collisions43 collisions
- Basford & Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7TN area44 casualties, 2 serious collisions39 collisions
- Longton & Meir Hay South, Stoke-on-Trent, ST3 1FA area46 casualties, 1 fatal and 2 serious collisions37 collisions
- Boothen, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 4RX area54 casualties, 5 serious collisions35 collisions
- Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3PF area42 casualties, 1 serious collision35 collisions
- Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 4BL area36 casualties, 3 serious collisions31 collisions
Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2002
The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2002: 143, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.
| Rank | Road | Collisions | Casualties | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A50 | 143 | 195 | 2 | 11 |
| 2nd | A5272 | 74 | 95 | 1 | 6 |
| 3rd | A52 | 67 | 91 | 0 | 2 |
| 4th | A34 | 47 | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| 5th | A53 | 46 | 71 | 3 | 1 |
| 6th | A5007 | 34 | 46 | 0 | 3 |
| 7th | B5051 | 34 | 43 | 0 | 2 |
| 8th | A500 | 32 | 55 | 0 | 4 |
| 9th | A5006 | 31 | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th | A5010 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 11th | A520 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 12th | B5047 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 2 |
| 13th | A5009 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 14th | A5005 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 5 |
| 15th | A5035 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 16th | A5008 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 17th | A527 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 18th | B5039 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 19th | B5045 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 20th | A5271 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2002
Stoke-on-Trent had 1,011 collisions in 2002.
Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2002
ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2002: 299.
Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2002
Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2002, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.
Severity
- Slight
Peugeot 406 crash on an unclassified road in Stoke-on-Trent, 29 Dec 2002, 18:35
- Peugeot 406 and Honda Civic
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
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- Slight
Daewoo Matiz crash on the A52 in Stoke-on-Trent, 29 Dec 2002, 16:50
- Daewoo Matiz and Audi 80
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Honda crash on the A34 in Stoke-on-Trent, 28 Dec 2002, 12:25
- Honda and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Fatal
Car crash on the A5272 in Stoke-on-Trent, 27 Dec 2002, 23:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Serious
Citroen Saxo crash on an unclassified road in Stoke-on-Trent, 27 Dec 2002, 12:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A5010 in Stoke-on-Trent, 27 Dec 2002, 02:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the A52 in Stoke-on-Trent, 27 Dec 2002, 01:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Serious
Vauxhall Cavalier crash on a C road in Stoke-on-Trent, 25 Dec 2002, 00:50
- Vauxhall Cavalier and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
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- Serious
Austin Metro crash on a C road in Stoke-on-Trent, 25 Dec 2002, 00:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Stoke-on-Trent, 23 Dec 2002, 18:15
- Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Nissan Primera crash on a C road in Stoke-on-Trent, 23 Dec 2002, 18:00
- Nissan Primera and a bus or coach
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Bus crash on an unclassified road in Stoke-on-Trent, 23 Dec 2002, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Volkswagen Bora crash on the A5007 in Stoke-on-Trent, 23 Dec 2002, 11:45
- Volkswagen Bora and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A5272 in Stoke-on-Trent, 22 Dec 2002, 19:05
- 2 Vauxhall Astras and Daewoo Matiz
- 3 vehicles, 5 casualties
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- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on a C road in Stoke-on-Trent, 22 Dec 2002, 17:55
- Vauxhall Vectra and Vauxhall Cavalier
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Austin Mini crash on the A50 in Stoke-on-Trent, 22 Dec 2002, 16:45
- Austin Mini and Vauxhall Cavalier
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the B5046 in Stoke-on-Trent, 22 Dec 2002, 16:05
- Vauxhall Vectra and Vauxhall Cavalier
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Serious
Fiat Uno crash on the A5272 in Stoke-on-Trent, 21 Dec 2002, 15:39
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Renault Laguna crash on an unclassified road in Stoke-on-Trent, 21 Dec 2002, 13:30
- Renault Laguna and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A5010 in Stoke-on-Trent, 21 Dec 2002, 10:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Slight
Honda Civic crash on an unclassified road in Stoke-on-Trent, 20 Dec 2002, 19:30
- Honda Civic and Renault 21
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
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- Slight
Minibus crash on an unclassified road in Stoke-on-Trent, 20 Dec 2002, 18:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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- Serious
Renault Megane crash on the A5272 in Stoke-on-Trent, 20 Dec 2002, 18:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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