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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 445 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2017, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 34% on 2016 (672), and casualties fell from 896.

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

Collisions in 2017
445
Down 34% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
573
Down 36% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2017

0.9% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2017 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious4811%
  • Slight39388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious569.8%
  • Slight51390%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 445, down 34% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 445
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (17%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday60 (13%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (10%)
  • February40 (9%)
  • March44 (9.9%)
  • April32 (7.2%)
  • May30 (6.7%)
  • June32 (7.2%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August25 (5.6%)
  • September44 (9.9%)
  • October38 (8.5%)
  • November27 (6.1%)
  • December37 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (65%)
  • Wet or damp127 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph393 (88%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph35 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (62%)
  • Pedestrian102 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2065 (11%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 35132 (23%)
  • 36 to 4572 (13%)
  • 46 to 5562 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.8%)
  • Over 7522 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (62%)
  • Passenger115 (20%)
  • Pedestrian102 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car684 (79%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 84th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2017

Basford & Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 7TN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2017, with 32 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2017

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2017: 57, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50578115
2ndA5272283705
3rdA53233603
4thA500192712
5thA52172200
6thB5051121201
7thA50078901
8thA50067710
9thA500871002
10thA5207700
11thB50457701
12thA3461000
13thA50356700
14thA50055901
15thA5275801
16thA50094401
17thA52714601
18thB50414500
19thB50393400
20thB50382200

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2017

Stoke-on-Trent had 411 collisions in 2017.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2017

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2017: 134.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years