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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 702 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2013, and 959 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2012 (660), and casualties rose from 913.

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

Collisions in 2013
702
Up 6% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
959
Up 5% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
5.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2013

0.6% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2013 were fatal and 5.8% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious415.8%
  • Slight65794%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious444.6%
  • Slight91195%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2013 is highlighted, with 702, up 6% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (15%)
  • Tuesday95 (14%)
  • Wednesday124 (18%)
  • Thursday104 (15%)
  • Friday128 (18%)
  • Saturday87 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (6.7%)
  • February42 (6%)
  • March53 (7.5%)
  • April45 (6.4%)
  • May48 (6.8%)
  • June64 (9.1%)
  • July69 (9.8%)
  • August62 (8.8%)
  • September73 (10%)
  • October80 (11%)
  • November57 (8.1%)
  • December62 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight516 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit183 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds580 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry460 (66%)
  • Wet or damp216 (31%)
  • Snow18 (2.6%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph631 (90%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph51 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway524 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (11%)
  • Roundabout53 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant564 (59%)
  • Pedestrian147 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist62 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant56 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 20140 (15%)
  • 21 to 25127 (13%)
  • 26 to 35194 (20%)
  • 36 to 45148 (15%)
  • 46 to 55109 (11%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3%)
  • Over 7524 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded34 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (55%)
  • Passenger282 (29%)
  • Pedestrian147 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car968 (73%)
  • Motorcycle80 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car66 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 45th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2013

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2013, with 45 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2013

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2013: 99, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA509914736
2ndA5272456212
3rdA53334201
4thA52324301
5thA5007315005
6thA500253600
7thB5051202601
8thA34192701
9thA5006151901
10thA520141701
11thA5005131801
12thA5009132201
13thA5035132300
14thA527121601
15thA527181101
16thA500871100
17thB504161300
18thB549061000
19thB50395500
20thB50455501

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2013

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 639.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2013

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2013: 185.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years