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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 908 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2005, and 1,190 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2004 (1,017), and casualties fell from 1,342.

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

Collisions in 2005
908
Down 11% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,190
Down 11% on 2004
Fatal collisions
10
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2005

1.1% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2005 were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious616.7%
  • Slight83792%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious675.6%
  • Slight1,11394%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 908, down 11% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (14%)
  • Tuesday135 (15%)
  • Wednesday139 (15%)
  • Thursday144 (16%)
  • Friday146 (16%)
  • Saturday123 (14%)
  • Sunday96 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59181 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (7.4%)
  • February54 (5.9%)
  • March76 (8.4%)
  • April67 (7.4%)
  • May78 (8.6%)
  • June89 (9.8%)
  • July86 (9.5%)
  • August67 (7.4%)
  • September77 (8.5%)
  • October87 (9.6%)
  • November79 (8.7%)
  • December81 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight675 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit218 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds730 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (3%)
  • Not recorded26 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry636 (70%)
  • Wet or damp253 (28%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph823 (91%)
  • 40 mph19 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph48 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway664 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (11%)
  • Roundabout85 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant717 (60%)
  • Pedestrian190 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist70 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1050 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1579 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20189 (16%)
  • 21 to 25162 (14%)
  • 26 to 35218 (18%)
  • 36 to 45175 (15%)
  • 46 to 55111 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6573 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7532 (2.7%)
  • Over 7517 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded59 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider699 (59%)
  • Passenger301 (25%)
  • Pedestrian190 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,268 (75%)
  • Motorcycle114 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car48 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.1%)
  • Minibus16 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stoke-on-Trent ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 48th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2005

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2005, with 72 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2005

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2005: 142, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5014219226
2ndA52658627
3rdA5272506601
4thA5007425003
5thA500374811
6thA53253902
7thB5051252902
8thA5006223101
9thA527203223
10thA520192301
11thB5039193101
12thA34161910
13thA5035131802
14thA5009122102
15thA5010121900
16thA5271121400
17thB504591600
18thA500581711
19thA500881400
20thB50478801

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2005

Stoke-on-Trent had 847 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2005

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2005: 242.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2005, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years