Road
Crashes on the A500
1,818 recorded collisions since 2000.
1,818
All crashes
59
Fatal
141
Serious
1,618
Slight
Since 2000 the A500 has seen 1,818 collisions, 59 of them fatal and 141 serious. That ranks it 243rd of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 32.5 per 1,000 collisions, and 11% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 68% since 2000, from 108 to 35 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent and Cheshire.
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Crashes by year
2000–2024150100500
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.