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ST6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,405 road traffic collisions in the ST6 postcode district, Stoke-on-Trent, from 1979 to 2025, and 13,402 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 108 were fatal and 1,381 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 102 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (98).

Collisions since 1979
10,405
43rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
13,402
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
108
110 people killed
Serious collisions
1,381
1,560 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
102
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
130
Up 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ST6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1081%
  • Serious1,38113%
  • Slight8,91686%

What the data shows

  • ST6 had 855 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 56% fewer than the 1,935 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in ST6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,265 children under 16 were killed or injured in ST6, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in ST6.

Where ST6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
43rd
Most casualties
40th
Most fatal collisions
238th
Most serious collisions
127th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,377 (13%)
  • Tuesday1,464 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,505 (14%)
  • Thursday1,509 (15%)
  • Friday1,890 (18%)
  • Saturday1,581 (15%)
  • Sunday1,079 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,144 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,013 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown115 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit59 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,181 (88%)
  • Roundabout630 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway356 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road135 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded103 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph9,915 (95%)
  • 40 mph126 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph14 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph160 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph171 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,999 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,532 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds159 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds141 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds68 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist60 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds24 (0.2%)
  • Other323 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded99 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant7,197 (54%)
  • Pedestrian2,766 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist1,514 (11%)
  • Cyclist861 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant448 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant262 (2%)
  • Van occupant182 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant70 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant54 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ST6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ST6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ST6 peaked at 344 in 1985; 2025 had 102.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 102
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025102130
202498129
20233446
20221722
20215673
20206678
201988118
2018109149
2017107142
2016178245
2015157226
2014167224
2013170229
2012173236
2011191263
2010182233
2009196266
2008207265
2007252328
2006240319
2005205266
2004220305
2003248340
2002252338
2001261336
2000271345
1999296370
1998252311
1997273352
1996281359
1995263371
1994287373
1993271335
1992267324
1991307377
1990338416
1989294352
1988287368
1987282362
1986318391
1985344427
1984318400
1983279344
1982308384
1981314400
1980279342
1979300393

Map of recent crashes in ST6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ST6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ST6

The 24 most recent collisions in ST6 happened between 8 October and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ST6

The A50 has the most collisions in ST6, 1,930 of 10,405 (19%), followed by the B5051 (1,448).

Collisions in ST6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA501,9302,58420234
2ndB50511,4481,8239197
3rdA5279711,22919135
4thB50495437079101
5thA53439596641
6thA5272395525034
7thA5271234312118
8thA500206298916
9thB5050166227113
10thA50495702
11thA343400
12thA513500
13thA523410

Council areas covering ST6

Collisions in ST6 were recorded in 3 council areas. Stoke-on-Trent has 9,822 of 10,405 (94%).

Collisions in ST6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStoke-on-Trent9,82212,591951,302
2ndNewcastle-under-Lyme364497935
3rdStaffordshire Moorlands213305344

Towns in ST6

Collisions in ST6 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Stoke-on-Trent (9,245) and Brown Edge (137).