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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2025, and 438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2024 (336), and casualties fell from 442.

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

Collisions in 2025
359
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
438
Down 1% on 2024
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Stoke-on-Trent in 2025

1.7% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.1% and 12% in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious7421%
  • Slight27978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious7718%
  • Slight35581%

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 1,375 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 359, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (16%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (11%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.5%)
  • February26 (7.2%)
  • March34 (9.5%)
  • April28 (7.8%)
  • May27 (7.5%)
  • June30 (8.4%)
  • July30 (8.4%)
  • August21 (5.8%)
  • September25 (7%)
  • October31 (8.6%)
  • November37 (10%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded24 (6.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (65%)
  • Wet or damp86 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded35 (9.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph317 (88%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (13%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (51%)
  • Pedestrian106 (24%)
  • Cyclist41 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2054 (12%)
  • 21 to 2542 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3571 (16%)
  • 36 to 4565 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (10%)
  • 56 to 6544 (10%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.6%)
  • Over 7525 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (55%)
  • Pedestrian106 (24%)
  • Passenger92 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car462 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stoke-on-Trent in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stoke-on-Trent had the 80th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2025

Hartshill Park & Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1PU area and Moorcroft & Sneyd Green, Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 1FB area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Stoke-on-Trent in 2025, with 19 collisions each.

Roads in Stoke-on-Trent with the most crashes in 2025

The A50 had the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent in 2025: 45, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50455407
2ndA52202006
3rdA5272192417
4thB5051121503
5thA53112103
6thA3491001
7thA503581101
8thA5208803
9thA52781000
10thA50096602
11thB50396801
12thA50075501
13thA52715802
14thA5004500
15thA50054600
16thA50064801
17thA50084501
18thB50384412
19thB50413300
20thB50503300

Towns in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2025

Stoke-on-Trent had 322 collisions in 2025.

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent: crashes in 2025

ST6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stoke-on-Trent in 2025: 95.

Latest crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Stoke-on-Trent in 2025, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents in other years