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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2024, and 442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 76% on 2023 (191), and casualties rose from 244.

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

Collisions in 2024
336
Up 76% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
442
Up 81% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2024

1.5% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2024 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious5617%
  • Slight27582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6014%
  • Slight37785%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 336, up 76% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 336
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (17%)
  • Wednesday38 (11%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.5%)
  • February22 (6.5%)
  • March22 (6.5%)
  • April28 (8.3%)
  • May41 (12%)
  • June21 (6.3%)
  • July25 (7.4%)
  • August27 (8%)
  • September29 (8.6%)
  • October26 (7.7%)
  • November33 (9.8%)
  • December40 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (72%)
  • Wet or damp88 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph291 (87%)
  • 40 mph10 (3%)
  • 50 mph24 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (13%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (58%)
  • Pedestrian75 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (5%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2051 (12%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 3593 (21%)
  • 36 to 4560 (14%)
  • 46 to 5554 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.7%)
  • Over 7518 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (63%)
  • Passenger90 (20%)
  • Pedestrian75 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (72%)
  • Motorcycle43 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 88th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2024

Birches Head & Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 2AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stoke-on-Trent in 2024, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2024

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2024: 56, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50568109
2ndA5272233723
3rdA52172414
4thB5051131500
5thA527121302
6thA500101400
7thA53101501
8thA500791101
9thA50067903
10thA3451000
11thA50085500
12thA5205601
13thA52715501
14thB505051301
15thA50094600
16thA50053601
17thA50353300
18thB50393300
19thA50102300
20thB50452300

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2024

Stoke-on-Trent had 303 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2024

ST6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2024: 94.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2024, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years