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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 660 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2012, and 913 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2011 (783), and casualties fell from 1,034.

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

Collisions in 2012
660
Down 16% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
913
Down 12% on 2011
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
4.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2012

1.1% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2012 were fatal and 4.8% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious324.8%
  • Slight62194%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious374.1%
  • Slight86895%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 660, down 16% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (12%)
  • Tuesday88 (13%)
  • Wednesday108 (16%)
  • Thursday132 (20%)
  • Friday99 (15%)
  • Saturday100 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.6%)
  • February55 (8.3%)
  • March63 (9.5%)
  • April42 (6.4%)
  • May56 (8.5%)
  • June51 (7.7%)
  • July55 (8.3%)
  • August52 (7.9%)
  • September61 (9.2%)
  • October56 (8.5%)
  • November66 (10%)
  • December53 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds531 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry433 (66%)
  • Wet or damp198 (30%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.5%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph591 (90%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph48 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout44 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant605 (66%)
  • Pedestrian113 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist64 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20148 (16%)
  • 21 to 25135 (15%)
  • 26 to 35165 (18%)
  • 36 to 45141 (15%)
  • 46 to 5597 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.3%)
  • Over 7521 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider545 (60%)
  • Passenger255 (28%)
  • Pedestrian113 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car968 (78%)
  • Motorcycle72 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car40 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stoke-on-Trent ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 55th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2012

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2012, with 46 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2012

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2012: 104, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5010414804
2ndA5272466212
3rdA52426103
4thA500304703
5thA53242910
6thA34233501
7thA5006213101
8thB5051192300
9thA5007183101
10thA520162302
11thA5035141500
12thB5039121300
13thA5009111302
14thA5008101110
15thA527191800
16thB504571200
17thA50106700
18thA5275610
19thB50415500
20thA50054910

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2012

Stoke-on-Trent had 610 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2012

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2012: 189.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2012, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years