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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 579 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2015, and 782 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2014 (636), and casualties fell from 858.

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

Collisions in 2015
579
Down 9% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
782
Down 9% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2015

0.3% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2015 were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious396.7%
  • Slight53893%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious425.4%
  • Slight73794%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 579, down 9% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (16%)
  • Thursday103 (18%)
  • Friday93 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.6%)
  • February30 (5.2%)
  • March50 (8.6%)
  • April35 (6%)
  • May47 (8.1%)
  • June64 (11%)
  • July43 (7.4%)
  • August45 (7.8%)
  • September44 (7.6%)
  • October68 (12%)
  • November58 (10%)
  • December57 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds462 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry378 (65%)
  • Wet or damp165 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.4%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph525 (91%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph33 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (13%)
  • Roundabout38 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded32 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant496 (63%)
  • Pedestrian109 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist55 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2083 (11%)
  • 21 to 2585 (11%)
  • 26 to 35174 (22%)
  • 36 to 45117 (15%)
  • 46 to 5590 (12%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4%)
  • Over 7532 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (58%)
  • Passenger217 (28%)
  • Pedestrian109 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car854 (77%)
  • Motorcycle68 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car48 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown41 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 68th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2015

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2015, with 31 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2015

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2015: 64, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50648203
2ndA52344402
3rdA5272264203
4thA34202701
5thA500193810
6thA53182700
7thA5007172400
8thB5051172600
9thA527132101
10thA5006121700
11thA520121502
12thA500881000
13thA500971000
14thB50397800
15thB50416600
16thB50456800
17thB50475500
18thA50354501
19thA52714400
20thA50053300

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2015

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 526.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2015

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2015: 173.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2015, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years