Road
Crashes on the A53
2,513 recorded collisions since 2000.
2,513
All crashes
58
Fatal
266
Serious
2,189
Slight
Since 2000 the A53 has seen 2,513 collisions, 58 of them fatal and 266 serious. That ranks it 161st of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 23.1 per 1,000 collisions, and 13% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 72% since 2000, from 176 to 49 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Moorlands.
Worst local authorities on the A53
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- Newcastle-under-Lyme681 crashes · 19 fatal
- Stoke-on-Trent650 crashes · 5 fatal
- Staffordshire Moorlands614 crashes · 19 fatal
- Shropshire368 crashes · 11 fatal
- High Peak194 crashes · 4 fatal
- Wigan1 crashes · 0 fatal
- Wirral1 crashes · 0 fatal
- Birmingham1 crashes · 0 fatal
- Lichfield1 crashes · 0 fatal
- Bury1 crashes · 0 fatal
Crashes by year
2000–2024200150100500
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.