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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,051 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2003, and 1,378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2002 (1,097), and casualties fell from 1,431.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,051
Down 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,378
Down 4% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
7% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2003

0.6% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2003 were fatal and 7% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious747%
  • Slight97192%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious856.2%
  • Slight1,28693%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,051, down 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (13%)
  • Tuesday150 (14%)
  • Wednesday152 (14%)
  • Thursday148 (14%)
  • Friday180 (17%)
  • Saturday166 (16%)
  • Sunday114 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59131 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59210 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59270 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59193 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (7.1%)
  • February79 (7.5%)
  • March94 (8.9%)
  • April88 (8.4%)
  • May99 (9.4%)
  • June78 (7.4%)
  • July73 (6.9%)
  • August82 (7.8%)
  • September93 (8.8%)
  • October111 (11%)
  • November101 (9.6%)
  • December78 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight759 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit270 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds899 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry720 (69%)
  • Wet or damp302 (29%)
  • Frost or ice26 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph955 (91%)
  • 40 mph32 (3%)
  • 50 mph52 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway786 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (12%)
  • Roundabout86 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant848 (62%)
  • Pedestrian207 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist79 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (2%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1060 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1599 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20202 (15%)
  • 21 to 25198 (14%)
  • 26 to 35258 (19%)
  • 36 to 45204 (15%)
  • 46 to 55126 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6567 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7550 (3.6%)
  • Over 7527 (2%)
  • Not recorded55 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider764 (55%)
  • Passenger407 (30%)
  • Pedestrian207 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,502 (78%)
  • Motorcycle124 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (4%)
  • Bus or coach70 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stoke-on-Trent ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 47th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2003

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2003, with 82 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2003

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2003: 155, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5015520509
2ndA5272608308
3rdA52556801
4thA53466202
5thA34395102
6thB5051385004
7thA5007374904
8thA500335000
9thA520273501
10thA5006262701
11thB5039182200
12thA5010172400
13thA5009161704
14thA5035162001
15thA5271161901
16thA527151820
17thB5047121401
18thA5008111401
19thB5041101400
20thB5045101500

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2003

Stoke-on-Trent had 976 collisions in 2003.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2003

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2003: 272.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years