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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 745 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2008, and 947 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2007 (898), and casualties fell from 1,164.

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

Collisions in 2008
745
Down 17% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
947
Down 19% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
3.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2008

0.7% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2008 were fatal and 3.9% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious293.9%
  • Slight71195%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious303.2%
  • Slight91296%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 745, down 17% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (14%)
  • Tuesday99 (13%)
  • Wednesday113 (15%)
  • Thursday110 (15%)
  • Friday124 (17%)
  • Saturday104 (14%)
  • Sunday90 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59205 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (9.1%)
  • February79 (11%)
  • March59 (7.9%)
  • April52 (7%)
  • May70 (9.4%)
  • June65 (8.7%)
  • July54 (7.2%)
  • August46 (6.2%)
  • September57 (7.7%)
  • October61 (8.2%)
  • November73 (9.8%)
  • December61 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight542 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit181 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds593 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry498 (67%)
  • Wet or damp231 (31%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph670 (90%)
  • 40 mph21 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph43 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway585 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout52 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant531 (56%)
  • Pedestrian164 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist58 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (2%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1043 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20165 (17%)
  • 21 to 25124 (13%)
  • 26 to 35190 (20%)
  • 36 to 45136 (14%)
  • 46 to 5590 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.4%)
  • Over 7523 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded36 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider509 (54%)
  • Passenger274 (29%)
  • Pedestrian164 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,041 (75%)
  • Motorcycle94 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car52 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle41 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 56th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2008

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2008, with 54 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2008

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2008: 105, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5010514521
2ndA5272475402
3rdA52404911
4thA53354400
5thB5051323900
6thA500264212
7thA5006223100
8thA5007182301
9thA34141600
10thA5009132003
11thA5010131500
12thA520131400
13thA527121300
14thA5271121300
15thB5039111301
16thA5008101803
17thA50357800
18thB50457900
19thB50477900
20thB50415500

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2008

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 680.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2008

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2008: 199.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2008, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years