Road
Crashes on the A50
6,738 recorded collisions since 2000.
6,738
All crashes
122
Fatal
769
Serious
5,847
Slight
Since 2000 the A50 has seen 6,738 collisions, 122 of them fatal and 769 serious. That ranks it 44th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 18.1 per 1,000 collisions, and 13% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 62% since 2000, from 402 to 154 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Stoke-on-Trent, Warrington and South Derbyshire.
Worst local authorities on the A50
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- Stoke-on-Trent2,468 crashes · 23 fatal
- Warrington756 crashes · 4 fatal
- South Derbyshire659 crashes · 29 fatal
- Cheshire432 crashes · 11 fatal
- Cheshire East419 crashes · 14 fatal
- Leicester403 crashes · 3 fatal
- Hinckley and Bosworth284 crashes · 3 fatal
- East Staffordshire282 crashes · 5 fatal
- Derbyshire Dales224 crashes · 8 fatal
- North West Leicestershire192 crashes · 4 fatal
Crashes by year
2000–20246004002000
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.