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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 942 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2006, and 1,233 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2005 (908), and casualties rose from 1,190.

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

Collisions in 2006
942
Up 4% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,233
Up 4% on 2005
Fatal collisions
9
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
7% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2006

1% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2006 were fatal and 7% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious667%
  • Slight86792%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious715.8%
  • Slight1,15394%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2006 is highlighted, with 942, up 4% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (14%)
  • Tuesday120 (13%)
  • Wednesday150 (16%)
  • Thursday134 (14%)
  • Friday183 (19%)
  • Saturday136 (14%)
  • Sunday86 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59177 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59238 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (8%)
  • February64 (6.8%)
  • March65 (6.9%)
  • April59 (6.3%)
  • May68 (7.2%)
  • June81 (8.6%)
  • July77 (8.2%)
  • August80 (8.5%)
  • September97 (10%)
  • October85 (9%)
  • November81 (8.6%)
  • December110 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight664 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit261 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds718 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other34 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded41 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry640 (68%)
  • Wet or damp294 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph853 (91%)
  • 40 mph28 (3%)
  • 50 mph45 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway684 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (11%)
  • Roundabout94 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant768 (62%)
  • Pedestrian178 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist47 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1561 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20218 (18%)
  • 21 to 25169 (14%)
  • 26 to 35229 (19%)
  • 36 to 45175 (14%)
  • 46 to 55116 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6579 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7536 (2.9%)
  • Over 7526 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded71 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider736 (60%)
  • Passenger319 (26%)
  • Pedestrian178 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,380 (77%)
  • Motorcycle114 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car51 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach42 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle35 (1.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 37th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2006

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2006, with 74 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2006

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2006: 142, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50142202310
2ndA5272789804
3rdA526688010
4thA34385323
5thA53304602
6thA500294000
7thA5007284000
8thB5051232701
9thA5271222810
10thA5006182700
11thA520171901
12thB5039162001
13thA527151601
14thB5045141602
15thA5008111602
16thA5009111412
17thA5005101200
18thB5047101100
19thA503591200
20thA501081100

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2006

Stoke-on-Trent had 850 collisions in 2006.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2006

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2006: 277.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2006, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years