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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 898 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2007, and 1,164 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2006 (942), and casualties fell from 1,233.

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

Collisions in 2007
898
Down 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,164
Down 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2007

0.3% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2007 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious758.4%
  • Slight82091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious796.8%
  • Slight1,08293%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 898, down 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (11%)
  • Tuesday147 (16%)
  • Wednesday139 (15%)
  • Thursday142 (16%)
  • Friday144 (16%)
  • Saturday131 (15%)
  • Sunday96 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59229 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59145 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (8.9%)
  • February73 (8.1%)
  • March68 (7.6%)
  • April68 (7.6%)
  • May73 (8.1%)
  • June83 (9.2%)
  • July89 (9.9%)
  • August57 (6.3%)
  • September72 (8%)
  • October75 (8.4%)
  • November92 (10%)
  • December68 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight645 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds694 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other32 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded34 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry607 (68%)
  • Wet or damp275 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.9%)
  • Snow7 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph810 (90%)
  • 40 mph18 (2%)
  • 50 mph57 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (1%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway640 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (12%)
  • Roundabout91 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant741 (64%)
  • Pedestrian180 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist41 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (2%)
  • Van occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20238 (20%)
  • 21 to 25161 (14%)
  • 26 to 35184 (16%)
  • 36 to 45177 (15%)
  • 46 to 5597 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6577 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (2.9%)
  • Over 7528 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded49 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider662 (57%)
  • Passenger322 (28%)
  • Pedestrian180 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,301 (78%)
  • Motorcycle98 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle48 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 40th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2007

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2007, with 61 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2007

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2007: 142, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50142200013
2ndA5272709405
3rdA52567503
4thA500385812
5thB5051313903
6thA5007284101
7thA53253101
8thA34223100
9thA520212802
10thA5271161802
11thB5039152000
12thA5006141901
13thA5009141821
14thA5035141702
15thA5008121501
16thA5010121201
17thB5047101200
18thB504591001
19thA52771001
20thA50056600

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2007

Stoke-on-Trent had 801 collisions in 2007.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2007

ST6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2007: 237.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2007, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years