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ST2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,985 road traffic collisions in the ST2 postcode district, Stoke-on-Trent, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,087 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 56 were fatal and 633 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, up 10% on 2024 (30).

Collisions since 1979
3,985
895th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,087
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
56
62 people killed
Serious collisions
633
725 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Up 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
40
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for ST2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal561.4%
  • Serious63316%
  • Slight3,29683%

What the data shows

  • ST2 had 266 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 539 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in ST2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,139 children under 16 were killed or injured in ST2, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in ST2.

Where ST2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
895th
Most casualties
972nd
Most fatal collisions
1,031st
Most serious collisions
1,114th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday509 (13%)
  • Tuesday576 (14%)
  • Wednesday532 (13%)
  • Thursday597 (15%)
  • Friday711 (18%)
  • Saturday579 (15%)
  • Sunday481 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,740 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,130 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown58 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit31 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,774 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout66 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph3,721 (93%)
  • 40 mph227 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph24 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,136 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds535 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds69 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (1%)
  • Fog or mist32 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other112 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,472 (49%)
  • Pedestrian1,173 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist665 (13%)
  • Cyclist407 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant162 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant73 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant61 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ST2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ST2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ST2 peaked at 146 in 1990; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253340
20243040
20231923
20221012
20211318
20202330
20193240
20183140
20173240
20164355
20153751
20144254
20136986
20125266
20115465
20104448
20094453
20085870
20077394
20066683
20057497
200498125
2003104136
2002117140
2001110157
2000101130
199989112
199886113
1997103129
1996121154
1995131185
1994128178
1993123171
1992107145
1991128153
1990146191
1989130163
1988104136
1987124148
1986128159
1985117162
1984139170
1983140174
1982137166
1981145181
1980134168
1979116136

Map of recent crashes in ST2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ST2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ST2

The 24 most recent collisions in ST2 happened between 18 April and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ST2

The A52 has the most collisions in ST2, 629 of 3,985 (16%), followed by the B5040 (525).

Collisions in ST2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5262983120103
2ndB5040525698492
3rdA50095076551180
4thA53239349335
5thA5272229288125

Council areas covering ST2

Collisions in ST2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Stoke-on-Trent has 3,820 of 3,985 (96%).

Collisions in ST2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStoke-on-Trent3,8204,87443596
2ndStaffordshire Moorlands1632101337

Towns in ST2

Collisions in ST2 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Stoke-on-Trent (3,589) and Werrington (140).