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ST1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,319 road traffic collisions in the ST1 postcode district, Stoke-on-Trent, from 1979 to 2025, and 10,740 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 73 were fatal and 951 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 66 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
8,319
105th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
10,740
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
73
75 people killed
Serious collisions
951
1,037 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
66
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
85
Up 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ST1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal730.9%
  • Serious95111%
  • Slight7,29588%

What the data shows

  • ST1 had 650 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 57% fewer than the 1,504 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 12% of collisions in ST1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,234 children under 16 were killed or injured in ST1, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in ST1.

Where ST1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
105th
Most casualties
109th
Most fatal collisions
622nd
Most serious collisions
464th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,170 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,104 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,207 (15%)
  • Thursday1,165 (14%)
  • Friday1,466 (18%)
  • Saturday1,384 (17%)
  • Sunday823 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,631 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,546 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown95 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit33 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,826 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway1,126 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road712 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout552 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded103 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph8,137 (98%)
  • 40 mph80 (1%)
  • 50 mph79 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,463 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,268 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds111 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds110 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds49 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist37 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.2%)
  • Other173 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded95 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,744 (53%)
  • Pedestrian2,141 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist1,185 (11%)
  • Cyclist629 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant554 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant227 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant147 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant44 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant40 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ST1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ST1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ST1 peaked at 276 in 1990; 2025 had 66.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 66
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256685
20246684
20234253
20221822
20214045
20204663
201977100
201876102
201794124
2016125171
2015104138
2014139199
2013129168
2012135180
2011169213
2010173231
2009153214
2008151195
2007171221
2006180232
2005192257
2004224298
2003220290
2002260350
2001210261
2000254338
1999236311
1998239302
1997233318
1996246353
1995243321
1994271394
1993211290
1992211273
1991249323
1990276338
1989244279
1988194231
1987196233
1986231280
1985219291
1984232273
1983228265
1982218246
1981205250
1980212255
1979211280

Map of recent crashes in ST1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ST1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ST1

The 24 most recent collisions in ST1 happened between 22 October and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ST1

The A50 has the most collisions in ST1, 1,198 of 8,319 (14%), followed by the A53 (741).

Collisions in ST1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA501,1981,47813137
2ndA537411,0641383
3rdA52701946492
4thA5006630810156
5thA5008629882576
6thB5049360468453
7thA5010338454228
8thB5047293371221
9thA5272292404221
10thB5046150189116
11thA5009149204421
12thB5045131402
13thB504081002
14thA5004600
15thB50084700
16thA50493302

Council areas covering ST1

Collisions in ST1 were recorded in 2 council areas. Stoke-on-Trent has 8,310 of 8,319 (99.9%).

Collisions in ST1 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStoke-on-Trent8,31010,72873949
2ndNewcastle-under-Lyme5602

Town in ST1

Of the 8,319 collisions in ST1, 8,241 (99%) were in Stoke-on-Trent.