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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,017 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2004, and 1,342 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2003 (1,051), and casualties fell from 1,378.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,017
Down 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,342
Down 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
7% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2004

1% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2004 were fatal and 7% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious717%
  • Slight93692%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious806%
  • Slight1,25193%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,017, down 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (14%)
  • Tuesday147 (14%)
  • Wednesday148 (15%)
  • Thursday137 (13%)
  • Friday197 (19%)
  • Saturday141 (14%)
  • Sunday103 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59291 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59176 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (9.7%)
  • February84 (8.3%)
  • March90 (8.8%)
  • April76 (7.5%)
  • May87 (8.6%)
  • June78 (7.7%)
  • July67 (6.6%)
  • August80 (7.9%)
  • September104 (10%)
  • October78 (7.7%)
  • November95 (9.3%)
  • December79 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight714 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit287 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds807 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds161 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry631 (62%)
  • Wet or damp352 (35%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2.3%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph932 (92%)
  • 40 mph26 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph42 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway744 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (13%)
  • Roundabout93 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant821 (61%)
  • Pedestrian212 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist77 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1045 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1590 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20227 (17%)
  • 21 to 25185 (14%)
  • 26 to 35240 (18%)
  • 36 to 45185 (14%)
  • 46 to 55132 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6564 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (2.5%)
  • Over 7529 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded72 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider773 (58%)
  • Passenger357 (27%)
  • Pedestrian212 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,435 (76%)
  • Motorcycle119 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle50 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.2%)
  • Minibus11 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 43rd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2004

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2004, with 91 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2004

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2004: 145, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5014520517
2ndA52718615
3rdA5272546803
4thA500414702
5thA5007395003
6thA53396001
7thA5006364503
8thA34345200
9thB5051222803
10thA5008213511
11thA520213211
12thA5005162102
13thA527151801
14thB5039151611
15thA5010141901
16thA5271142801
17thA5035121300
18thB5045111501
19thA500991100
20thB504191511

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2004

Stoke-on-Trent had 946 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2004

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2004: 298.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years