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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 636 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2014, and 858 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2013 (702), and casualties fell from 959.

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

Collisions in 2014
636
Down 9% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
858
Down 11% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
5.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2014 were fatal and 5.5% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious355.5%
  • Slight59694%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious394.5%
  • Slight81495%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 636, down 9% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (13%)
  • Tuesday109 (17%)
  • Wednesday102 (16%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday116 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (10%)
  • Sunday66 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (8.3%)
  • February64 (10%)
  • March49 (7.7%)
  • April56 (8.8%)
  • May47 (7.4%)
  • June56 (8.8%)
  • July49 (7.7%)
  • August46 (7.2%)
  • September50 (7.9%)
  • October53 (8.3%)
  • November60 (9.4%)
  • December53 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight452 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds519 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry415 (65%)
  • Wet or damp215 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph583 (92%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph40 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway514 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout40 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant528 (62%)
  • Pedestrian98 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (10%)
  • Cyclist64 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant43 (5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20120 (14%)
  • 21 to 25111 (13%)
  • 26 to 35173 (20%)
  • 36 to 45140 (16%)
  • 46 to 55108 (13%)
  • 56 to 6563 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider548 (64%)
  • Passenger212 (25%)
  • Pedestrian98 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car920 (73%)
  • Motorcycle92 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car66 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 61st most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2014

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2014, with 43 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2014

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2014: 115, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5011515305
2ndA52456702
3rdA5272436203
4thA5007304012
5thA53304003
6thA500243620
7thB5051243500
8thA520191902
9thA5006182601
10thA34121600
11thA5271121701
12thA5008112100
13thA500591202
14thA500961110
15thA5276701
16thB50416800
17thB50395500
18thB50455500
19thB50505700
20thA50354800

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2014

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 581.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2014

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2014: 170.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years