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A5271 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 collisions on the A5271 from 1979 to 2025, with 503 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 56 serious, and 5 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 5 collisions on the A5271, down 29% from 7 in 2024, with 8 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
392
2,329th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
503
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
56
60 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
Down 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
Up 14% on 2024

Crash severity on the A5271

On the A5271, 1.3% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5614%
  • Slight33184%

Where the A5271 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,329th
Most casualties
2,406th
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
2,799th

A5271 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5271 peaked at 26 in 2006 and were down to 5 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5271, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202558
202477
202335
202244
202156
202056
20191320
201889
2017811
201645
2015910
20141622
20131114
20121222
20111010
20101315
20091214
20081618
20072225
20062636
20051417
20041631
20031619
20021015
20011720
200046
199922
199811
199711
199656
199522
199444
199333
199246
199157
199034
198955
1988910
1987910
198688
198548
19841414
198358
198244
198167
198045
1979813

When crashes happen on the A5271

Wednesday has the most collisions on the A5271 (71), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (111).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (17%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday71 (18%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (11%)
  • Sunday34 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am8 (2%)
  • 3am to 6am10 (2.6%)
  • 6am to 9am42 (11%)
  • 9am to noon71 (18%)
  • Noon to 3pm80 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm111 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm53 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight17 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.4%)
  • February29 (7.4%)
  • March35 (8.9%)
  • April18 (4.6%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June26 (6.6%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August43 (11%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October29 (7.4%)
  • November27 (6.9%)
  • December30 (7.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight317 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5271 crashes

On the A5271, 100% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph391 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (66%)
  • Wet or damp119 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (89%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5271 crashes

Car occupants make up 55% of the people killed or injured on the A5271, followed by pedestrians (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (55%)
  • Pedestrian96 (19%)
  • Cyclist52 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.7%)
  • Other13 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2069 (14%)
  • 21 to 2557 (11%)
  • 26 to 3591 (18%)
  • 36 to 4569 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.8%)
  • Over 7522 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (57%)
  • Passenger119 (24%)
  • Pedestrian96 (19%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5271

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5271

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5271 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A5271 were recorded in 4 council areas. Stoke-on-Trent has the most, with 226, followed by Cumberland (143) and Newcastle-under-Lyme (15).

Collisions on the A5271 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStoke-on-Trent226301117
2ndCumberland143175435
3rdNewcastle-under-Lyme151803
4thWestmorland and Furness6601

A5271 crashes by town

Collisions on the A5271 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Stoke-on-Trent (197) and Keswick (124).

Recent crashes on the A5271

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5271, from 18 September 2020 to 12 December 2025.

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