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A5010 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 collisions on the A5010 from 1979 to 2025, with 460 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 28 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A5010, down 50% from 2 in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
343
2,517th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
460
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
28
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 50% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 67% on 2024

Crash severity on the A5010

On the A5010, 0.6% of collisions were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious288.2%
  • Slight31391%

Where the A5010 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,517th
Most casualties
2,527th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
3,697th

A5010 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5010 peaked at 26 in 2000 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5010, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202423
202311
202200
202111
202011
201945
201811
201713
201634
201523
201434
201344
201267
201155
201088
20091422
20081315
20071212
2006811
20051321
20041419
20031825
20022027
20011316
20002634
19992231
199889
1997817
19961528
19952022
19941018
199356
199211
199146
199056
198966
198855
198700
198655
1985511
198467
198334
198244
198177
198056
197958

When crashes happen on the A5010

Saturday has the most collisions on the A5010 (70), and 9pm to midnight is the busiest time of day (72).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (10%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday35 (10%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (20%)
  • Sunday55 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am50 (15%)
  • 3am to 6am12 (3.5%)
  • 6am to 9am16 (4.7%)
  • 9am to noon24 (7%)
  • Noon to 3pm62 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm68 (20%)
  • 6pm to 9pm39 (11%)
  • 9pm to midnight72 (21%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.2%)
  • February27 (7.9%)
  • March30 (8.7%)
  • April24 (7%)
  • May31 (9%)
  • June27 (7.9%)
  • July26 (7.6%)
  • August26 (7.6%)
  • September25 (7.3%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November31 (9%)
  • December33 (9.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight170 (50%)
  • Dark, street lights lit168 (49%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5010 crashes

On the A5010, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 57% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph340 (99%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (57%)
  • Wet or damp142 (41%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (70%)
  • Roundabout49 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5010 crashes

Car occupants make up 67% of the people killed or injured on the A5010, followed by pedestrians (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (67%)
  • Pedestrian86 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (81%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 20119 (26%)
  • 21 to 2593 (20%)
  • 26 to 35103 (22%)
  • 36 to 4549 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7%)
  • 56 to 6513 (2.8%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.5%)
  • Over 752 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider225 (49%)
  • Passenger149 (32%)
  • Pedestrian86 (19%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5010

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5010

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5010 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A5010 were recorded in 2 council areas. Stoke-on-Trent has the most, with 338, followed by Manchester (4).

Collisions on the A5010 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStoke-on-Trent338454228
2ndManchester4500

A5010 crashes by town

Collisions on the A5010 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Stoke-on-Trent (338) and Manchester (4).

Recent crashes on the A5010

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5010, from 7 December 2012 to 18 November 2025.

Severity