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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 731 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2010, and 948 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2009 (770), and casualties fell from 1,042.

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

Collisions in 2010
731
Down 5% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
948
Down 9% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
5.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2010

0.3% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2010 were fatal and 5.7% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious425.7%
  • Slight68794%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious434.5%
  • Slight90395%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 731, down 5% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (14%)
  • Tuesday106 (15%)
  • Wednesday108 (15%)
  • Thursday90 (12%)
  • Friday145 (20%)
  • Saturday103 (14%)
  • Sunday78 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.3%)
  • February59 (8.1%)
  • March66 (9%)
  • April58 (7.9%)
  • May65 (8.9%)
  • June58 (7.9%)
  • July63 (8.6%)
  • August55 (7.5%)
  • September63 (8.6%)
  • October69 (9.4%)
  • November67 (9.2%)
  • December55 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight529 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds571 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry448 (61%)
  • Wet or damp212 (29%)
  • Frost or ice53 (7.3%)
  • Snow15 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph664 (91%)
  • 40 mph22 (3%)
  • 50 mph37 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway549 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout44 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant624 (66%)
  • Pedestrian126 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (6%)
  • Cyclist54 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3%)
  • 11 to 1554 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20139 (15%)
  • 21 to 25140 (15%)
  • 26 to 35186 (20%)
  • 36 to 45150 (16%)
  • 46 to 55110 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.3%)
  • Over 7520 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider570 (60%)
  • Passenger252 (27%)
  • Pedestrian126 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,059 (78%)
  • Motorcycle67 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car47 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 51st most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2010

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2010, with 63 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2010

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2010: 130, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5013017404
2ndA5272648704
3rdA52547505
4thA53355302
5thB5051242700
6thA5007212300
7thA500192210
8thA5006192304
9thA34182702
10thA5035121501
11thA5009101301
12thA520101200
13thB5047101602
14thA500891602
15thA527191100
16thA50108800
17thB503981500
18thB504571200
19thA5275700
20thB50413300

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2010

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 667.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2010

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2010: 209.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years