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A5005 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 541 collisions on the A5005 from 1979 to 2025, with 729 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 67 serious, and 5 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the A5005, level with 2024, with 6 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
541
1,849th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
729
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Serious collisions
67
77 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
Down 33% on 2024

Crash severity on the A5005

On the A5005, 0.7% of collisions were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6712%
  • Slight47087%

Where the A5005 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,849th
Most casualties
1,860th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
2,538th

A5005 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5005 peaked at 26 in 1984 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5005, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202546
202449
202322
202200
202146
202022
201934
2018610
201759
201612
201546
2014912
20131419
2012510
2011511
201023
200937
200844
200779
20061316
2005817
20041621
200388
20021422
20011022
20001320
19991417
19981213
19971218
19961825
19951619
19941921
19932127
19921721
19912323
19901617
19892240
19882125
19871720
19861822
19851217
19842628
19832026
19822532
19811921
19801220
19791520

When crashes happen on the A5005

Friday has the most collisions on the A5005 (93), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (123).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (11%)
  • Wednesday80 (15%)
  • Thursday84 (16%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (16%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am26 (4.8%)
  • 3am to 6am4 (0.7%)
  • 6am to 9am60 (11%)
  • 9am to noon70 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm110 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm123 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm79 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight69 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (9.4%)
  • February42 (7.8%)
  • March46 (8.5%)
  • April44 (8.1%)
  • May41 (7.6%)
  • June29 (5.4%)
  • July42 (7.8%)
  • August46 (8.5%)
  • September42 (7.8%)
  • October52 (9.6%)
  • November52 (9.6%)
  • December54 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight366 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit167 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5005 crashes

On the A5005, 93% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph504 (93%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds427 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Other17 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (63%)
  • Wet or damp191 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (65%)
  • One way street or slip road132 (24%)
  • Roundabout51 (9.4%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5005 crashes

Car occupants make up 60% of the people killed or injured on the A5005, followed by pedestrians (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant440 (60%)
  • Pedestrian112 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (13%)
  • Cyclist36 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car719 (74%)
  • Motorcycle98 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.9%)
  • Other13 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20163 (22%)
  • 21 to 25112 (15%)
  • 26 to 35150 (21%)
  • 36 to 4572 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5558 (8%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.8%)
  • Over 7523 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (56%)
  • Passenger210 (29%)
  • Pedestrian112 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5005

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5005

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5005 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A5005 were recorded in 3 council areas. Stoke-on-Trent has the most, with 511, followed by Stafford (26) and South Staffordshire (3).

Collisions on the A5005 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStoke-on-Trent511676465
2ndStafford264502
3rdSouth Staffordshire3700

A5005 crashes by town

Of the 541 collisions on the A5005, 453 were in the built-up area of Stoke-on-Trent.

Recent crashes on the A5005

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5005, from 10 February 2018 to 29 December 2025.

Severity