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Stoke-on-Trent road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 39,106 road traffic collisions in Stoke-on-Trent from 1979 to 2025, and 49,907 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 378 were fatal and 4,742 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 328 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (308).

Collisions since 1979
39,106
30th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
49,907
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
378
390 people killed
Serious collisions
4,742
5,228 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
328
Up 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
395
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Stoke-on-Trent

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal3781%
  • Serious4,74212%
  • Slight33,98687%

What the data shows

  • Stoke-on-Trent had 3,062 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 55% fewer than the 6,836 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 7,741 children under 16 were killed or injured in Stoke-on-Trent, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Stoke-on-Trent.

Where Stoke-on-Trent ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
30th
Most casualties
26th
Most fatal collisions
22nd
Most serious collisions
46th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,418 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,502 (14%)
  • Wednesday5,813 (15%)
  • Thursday5,710 (15%)
  • Friday6,889 (18%)
  • Saturday5,752 (15%)
  • Sunday4,022 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight27,086 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11,311 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown374 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit238 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway31,184 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway3,431 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout2,266 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1,854 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded371 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph76 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph37,017 (95%)
  • 40 mph973 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph843 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph143 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph50 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds30,500 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,756 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds525 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds478 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds275 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist212 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds69 (0.2%)
  • Other935 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded356 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant26,082 (52%)
  • Pedestrian10,168 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist5,963 (12%)
  • Cyclist3,508 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,878 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant923 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant713 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant226 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant220 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)196 (0.4%)
  • Other25 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Stoke-on-Trent road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stoke-on-Trent, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Stoke-on-Trent peaked at 1,288 in 1990; 2025 had 328.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 328
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025328395
2024308402
2023177226
202292116
2021185220
2020222270
2019338442
2018380499
2017419528
2016613815
2015532711
2014597806
2013646869
2012617846
2011705927
2010672866
2009704955
2008688860
20078131,049
20068621,120
20058611,125
20049551,257
20039881,288
20021,0231,319
20019911,270
20001,0471,362
19991,0121,295
19989921,277
19971,0321,349
19961,1141,461
19951,0651,426
19941,1541,529
19939941,292
19921,0361,304
19911,1921,479
19901,2881,597
19891,1781,424
19881,0691,346
19871,1181,367
19861,1911,429
19851,1321,445
19841,2051,472
19831,1131,346
19821,1851,445
19811,1411,390
19801,0341,305
19791,0981,386

Map of recent crashes in Stoke-on-Trent

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Stoke-on-Trent

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Stoke-on-Trent

The 24 most recent collisions in Stoke-on-Trent happened between 6 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Stoke-on-Trent

The A50 has the most collisions in Stoke-on-Trent, 5,376 of 39,106 (14%), followed by the A52 (2,441).

Collisions in Stoke-on-Trent on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505,3767,01651638
2ndA522,4413,15626298
3rdA531,5072,10520167
4thB50511,3531,6856177
5thA50061,1601,4524110
6thA341,1551,58318118
7thA5201,0141,30318133
8thA5009321,2401757
9thA52729211,229478
10thA50078971,161479
11thB50498581,11610147
12thA5278021,01316117
13thA50357811,02313125
14thA5008630884576
15thA50096117971191
16thB50406068096105
17thB5039501630858
18thA5005453613457
19thB5041422501647
20thB5045392506349
21stA5010338454228
22ndB5047293371221
23rdA5271197263116
24thB5050166227113
25thB5046150189116
26thB5038698917
27thB5029659725
28thB5066354804
29thB5490314302
30thA504981004

Council areas covering Stoke-on-Trent

Collisions in Stoke-on-Trent were recorded in 5 council areas. Stoke-on-Trent has 38,570 of 39,106 (99%).

Collisions in Stoke-on-Trent by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStoke-on-Trent38,57049,1783694,678
2ndStafford244323226
3rdNewcastle-under-Lyme220304425
4thStaffordshire Moorlands6085310
5thEast Staffordshire91303

Postcode districts in Stoke-on-Trent

Collisions in Stoke-on-Trent were recorded in 10 postcode districts, led by ST4 (10,032) and ST6 (9,245).