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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2019, and 467 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2018 (402), and casualties fell from 528.

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

Collisions in 2019
359
Down 11% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
467
Down 12% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2019

0.6% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2019 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight30886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight41489%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 359, down 11% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 359
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (18%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday49 (14%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.9%)
  • February41 (11%)
  • March18 (5%)
  • April27 (7.5%)
  • May23 (6.4%)
  • June24 (6.7%)
  • July31 (8.6%)
  • August32 (8.9%)
  • September41 (11%)
  • October27 (7.5%)
  • November34 (9.5%)
  • December29 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded23 (6.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (69%)
  • Wet or damp93 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph326 (91%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph18 (5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (10%)
  • Roundabout25 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (55%)
  • Pedestrian87 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2051 (11%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 3593 (20%)
  • 36 to 4562 (13%)
  • 46 to 5563 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (60%)
  • Passenger98 (21%)
  • Pedestrian87 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (73%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 104th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2019

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2019, with 34 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2019

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2019: 40, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50405305
2ndA522235010
3rdA5272202203
4thA53192300
5thA5006131501
6thA5271132001
7thB5051131604
8thA500101701
9thA500791501
10thA5208901
11thA347801
12thA50357701
13thA5276700
14thA50095802
15thB50415501
16thA50084500
17thA50104501
18thA50053400
19thB50393500
20thB50453400

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2019

Stoke-on-Trent had 334 collisions in 2019.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2019

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2019: 101.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2019, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years