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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 783 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2011, and 1,034 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2010 (731), and casualties rose from 948.

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

Collisions in 2011
783
Up 7% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,034
Up 9% on 2010
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
6.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2011

1.3% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2011 were fatal and 6.4% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious506.4%
  • Slight72392%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious605.8%
  • Slight96393%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2011 is highlighted, with 783, up 7% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (16%)
  • Tuesday108 (14%)
  • Wednesday142 (18%)
  • Thursday106 (14%)
  • Friday139 (18%)
  • Saturday97 (12%)
  • Sunday68 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (5.7%)
  • February56 (7.2%)
  • March78 (10%)
  • April55 (7%)
  • May58 (7.4%)
  • June54 (6.9%)
  • July82 (10%)
  • August64 (8.2%)
  • September74 (9.5%)
  • October81 (10%)
  • November64 (8.2%)
  • December72 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight557 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit190 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds646 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry561 (72%)
  • Wet or damp209 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph689 (88%)
  • 40 mph18 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph68 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway547 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (16%)
  • Roundabout57 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (6.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant613 (59%)
  • Pedestrian167 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (8%)
  • Cyclist79 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1561 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20161 (16%)
  • 21 to 25141 (14%)
  • 26 to 35212 (21%)
  • 36 to 45155 (15%)
  • 46 to 55111 (11%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.1%)
  • Over 7521 (2%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider597 (58%)
  • Passenger270 (26%)
  • Pedestrian167 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,121 (75%)
  • Motorcycle84 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car53 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stoke-on-Trent ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 43rd most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2011

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2011, with 64 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2011

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2011: 146, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5014620228
2ndA52516603
3rdA5272497902
4thA500415703
5thA34243500
6thA5007243600
7thA53243400
8thB5051233504
9thA5006172201
10thA520162302
11thA5009121403
12thA5035102100
13thA50089900
14thA52791512
15thB503991300
16thB50459911
17thA52718800
18thB50417900
19thB50477900
20thA50105511

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2011

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 697.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2011

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2011: 233.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2011, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years