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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 201 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2021, and 248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2020 (238), and casualties fell from 292.

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

Collisions in 2021
201
Down 16% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
248
Down 15% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2021

1.5% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2021 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious4623%
  • Slight15276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5221%
  • Slight19378%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 201, down 16% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 201
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (16%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday32 (16%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday41 (20%)
  • Saturday22 (11%)
  • Sunday13 (6.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.5%)
  • February18 (9%)
  • March16 (8%)
  • April14 (7%)
  • May23 (11%)
  • June22 (11%)
  • July18 (9%)
  • August11 (5.5%)
  • September16 (8%)
  • October18 (9%)
  • November14 (7%)
  • December16 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (67%)
  • Wet or damp55 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph176 (88%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph15 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (11%)
  • Roundabout12 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant123 (50%)
  • Pedestrian47 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (11%)
  • Cyclist24 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2024 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2519 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3550 (20%)
  • 36 to 4540 (16%)
  • 46 to 5537 (15%)
  • 56 to 6521 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.8%)
  • Over 755 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (63%)
  • Pedestrian47 (19%)
  • Passenger46 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car264 (70%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2021.

Collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2021

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2021, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2021

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2021: 25, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50253206
2ndA5272192424
3rdA529905
4thA5391001
5thA5007902
6thB505171510
7thA50066701
8thA50075902
9thB50395502
10thB50455601
11thA344600
12thA50054602
13thA5204401
14thA5273402
15thA52713401
16thA50352200
17thB50412200
18thB54902201
19thA50081100
20thA50091100

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2021

Stoke-on-Trent had 181 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2021

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2021: 56.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2021, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years