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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 672 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2016, and 896 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2015 (579), and casualties rose from 782.

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

Collisions in 2016
672
Up 16% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
896
Up 15% on 2015
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2016

1% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2016 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious7010%
  • Slight59589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious819%
  • Slight80890%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 672, up 16% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (13%)
  • Tuesday84 (13%)
  • Wednesday97 (14%)
  • Thursday107 (16%)
  • Friday126 (19%)
  • Saturday100 (15%)
  • Sunday68 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (9.4%)
  • February49 (7.3%)
  • March43 (6.4%)
  • April61 (9.1%)
  • May51 (7.6%)
  • June57 (8.5%)
  • July69 (10%)
  • August48 (7.1%)
  • September55 (8.2%)
  • October57 (8.5%)
  • November58 (8.6%)
  • December61 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight470 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds554 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry453 (67%)
  • Wet or damp197 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph595 (89%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph46 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway451 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout48 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded27 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant588 (66%)
  • Pedestrian130 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist55 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20101 (11%)
  • 21 to 25134 (15%)
  • 26 to 35181 (20%)
  • 36 to 45132 (15%)
  • 46 to 55112 (13%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.7%)
  • Over 7532 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded27 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider532 (59%)
  • Passenger234 (26%)
  • Pedestrian130 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,011 (80%)
  • Motorcycle72 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 49th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2016

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2016, with 38 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2016

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2016: 86, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5086114015
2ndA5272304405
3rdA53284303
4thA34263703
5thA500242820
6thA52222703
7thA520172001
8thB5051172402
9thA5006131401
10thA527121402
11thA500791000
12thA500971401
13thA500861102
14thA50356701
15thA52714502
16thB50454400
17thA50103400
18thB50393400
19thB50413301
20thB50493400

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2016

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 605.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2016

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2016: 190.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2016, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years