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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2018, and 528 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2017 (445), and casualties fell from 573.

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

Collisions in 2018
402
Down 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
528
Down 8% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2018

0.5% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2018 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5514%
  • Slight34586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5811%
  • Slight46889%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 402, down 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 402
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.2%)
  • February34 (8.5%)
  • March44 (11%)
  • April26 (6.5%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June38 (9.5%)
  • July34 (8.5%)
  • August25 (6.2%)
  • September26 (6.5%)
  • October37 (9.2%)
  • November32 (8%)
  • December35 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (71%)
  • Wet or damp96 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Snow7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph374 (93%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (11%)
  • Roundabout34 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (58%)
  • Pedestrian89 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist43 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2065 (12%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 35125 (24%)
  • 36 to 4576 (14%)
  • 46 to 5561 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (58%)
  • Passenger131 (25%)
  • Pedestrian89 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car586 (76%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 92nd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2018

Hartshill Park & Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1PU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2018, with 28 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2018

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2018: 49, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50495916
2ndA52232904
3rdA5272223403
4thA500172710
5thA53162400
6thA5007141701
7thA34131700
8thA5006131503
9thB50519902
10thA500561001
11thA50096902
12thA500851300
13thA5205800
14thA5275601
15thA52715600
16thA50354400
17thB50454501
18thB50382201
19thB50392200
20thB50412200

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2018

Stoke-on-Trent itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 374.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2018

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2018: 125.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years