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A5035 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 866 collisions on the A5035 from 1979 to 2025, with 1,137 casualties. Of those crashes, 14 were fatal and 137 serious, and 15 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 8 collisions on the A5035, up 167% from 3 in 2024, with 11 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
866
1,238th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,137
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
15 people killed
Serious collisions
137
145 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
Up 167% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
Up 267% on 2024

Crash severity on the A5035

On the A5035, 1.6% of collisions were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious13716%
  • Slight71583%

Where the A5035 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,238th
Most casualties
1,280th
Most fatal collisions
1,329th
Most serious collisions
1,472nd

A5035 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5035 peaked at 47 in 1983 and were down to 8 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5035, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025811
202433
202300
202222
202122
202056
201977
201844
201767
201667
201545
201448
20131323
20121415
20111021
20101215
200969
200878
20071417
2006912
20051318
20041213
20031620
20021317
20011319
20001421
19992027
19981628
19972229
19963644
19952132
19943449
19932432
19923137
19913145
19903135
19893546
19883341
19873641
19863037
19854151
19843540
19834755
19823240
19813847
19803050
19792641

When crashes happen on the A5035

Friday has the most collisions on the A5035 (163), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (200).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (13%)
  • Tuesday124 (14%)
  • Wednesday126 (15%)
  • Thursday106 (12%)
  • Friday163 (19%)
  • Saturday119 (14%)
  • Sunday119 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am27 (3.1%)
  • 3am to 6am17 (2%)
  • 6am to 9am124 (14%)
  • 9am to noon100 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm152 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm200 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm146 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight100 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (8.1%)
  • February65 (7.5%)
  • March55 (6.4%)
  • April61 (7%)
  • May84 (9.7%)
  • June74 (8.5%)
  • July61 (7%)
  • August73 (8.4%)
  • September72 (8.3%)
  • October77 (8.9%)
  • November96 (11%)
  • December78 (9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight572 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit277 (32%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5035 crashes

On the A5035, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 60% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph855 (99%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds650 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Other42 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry518 (60%)
  • Wet or damp319 (37%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.2%)
  • Snow7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway789 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5035 crashes

Car occupants make up 59% of the people killed or injured on the A5035, followed by pedestrians (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant673 (59%)
  • Pedestrian165 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (13%)
  • Cyclist97 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Other16 (1.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,166 (72%)
  • Motorcycle158 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.2%)
  • Other38 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1057 (5%)
  • 11 to 1565 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20188 (17%)
  • 21 to 25171 (15%)
  • 26 to 35225 (20%)
  • 36 to 45139 (12%)
  • 46 to 5598 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4%)
  • Over 7539 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider679 (60%)
  • Passenger293 (26%)
  • Pedestrian165 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5035

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5035

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5035 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A5035 were recorded in 2 council areas. Stoke-on-Trent has the most, with 858, followed by Sefton (4).

Collisions on the A5035 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStoke-on-Trent8581,12614134
2ndSefton4602

A5035 crashes by town

Of the 866 collisions on the A5035, 781 were in the built-up area of Stoke-on-Trent.

Recent crashes on the A5035

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5035, from 12 July 2019 to 16 November 2025.

Severity