Crashes on the A5272

1,013 recorded collisions since 2000.

Since 2000 the A5272 has seen 1,013 collisions, 8 of them fatal and 82 serious. That ranks it 490th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 7.9 per 1,000 collisions, and 9% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have risen by about 77% since 2000, from 13 to 23 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.