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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2023, and 244 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 95% on 2022 (98), and casualties rose from 123.

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

Collisions in 2023
191
Up 95% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
244
Up 98% on 2022
Fatal collisions
6
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2023

3.1% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2023 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.1%
  • Serious4021%
  • Slight14576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious4518%
  • Slight19379%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2023 is highlighted, with 191, up 95% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 191
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday32 (17%)
  • Thursday26 (14%)
  • Friday38 (20%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday12 (6.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.3%)
  • February14 (7.3%)
  • March9 (4.7%)
  • April11 (5.8%)
  • May16 (8.4%)
  • June13 (6.8%)
  • July27 (14%)
  • August19 (9.9%)
  • September15 (7.9%)
  • October13 (6.8%)
  • November20 (10%)
  • December20 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (72%)
  • Wet or damp45 (24%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph168 (88%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant126 (52%)
  • Pedestrian73 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (7%)
  • 16 to 2024 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2521 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3551 (21%)
  • 36 to 4538 (16%)
  • 46 to 5526 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.2%)
  • Over 7514 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider111 (45%)
  • Pedestrian73 (30%)
  • Passenger60 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (77%)
  • Motorcycle23 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2023.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2023

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2023, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2023

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2023: 23, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50233412
2ndA52111411
3rdA500691303
4thA52729902
5thA50078902
6thA5381502
7thA347911
8thA5204412
9thB50393502
10thB50413300
11thA5002301
12thA50082300
13thA50092201
14thB50452201
15thB50512400
16thB54902201
17thA50051100
18thA50101100
19thA5271101
20thA52711100

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2023

Stoke-on-Trent had 173 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2023

ST4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2023: 54.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2023, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years