Pneumatic vehicle tyre having a tread comprising profile elements with spikes (1, 2), which each have a spike body anchored in a profile element and a spike pin (4, 5) positioned therein, wherein spikes (1, 2) of a first type and of a second type, which differ from one another at least in the design of their spike pins (4, 5), are provided, wherein the spikes of the first type bring about better lateral force transmission than the spikes of the second type, which bring about better circumferential force transmission than the spikes of the first type, characterized in that depressions (14, 15, 16, 16', 17, 18) for receiving the ice particles created when the spikes (1, 2) scratch ice are formed in the profile elements in the immediate vicinity of the spikes (1, 2), wherein the depressions (14, 15, 16, 16', 18) in the case of spikes of the first type differ from the depressions in the case of spikes of the second type in their shape and/or their position relative to the spike (1, 2) such that, when driving on ice, the depressions (14, 15, 16, 16', 18) in the case of the spikes of the first type increasingly receive the ice particles occurring under the influence of lateral forces and the depressions in the case of the spikes of the second type increasingly receive the ice particles occurring under the influence of circumferential forces, wherein, in the case of spikes of the first type, lateral depressions (16, 16', 18) which are formed in the region of the side of the spike which lies closer to the tyre shoulder are provided, and wherein, in the case of spikes of the second type, depressions which are situated in circle sectors (KS 3) which lie diametrically opposite one another, being separated from one another by the respective spike, and extend over a central angle (ε), with respect to the principal axis (a 1) of the spike (1, 2), which is +/- 35° relative to the circumferential direction are provided. in that depressions (14, 15, 16, 16', 17, 18) for receiving the ice particles created when the spikes (1, 2) scratch ice are formed in the profile elements in the immediate vicinity of the spikes (1, 2), wherein the depressions (14, 15, 16, 16', 18) in the case of spikes of the first type differ from the depressions in the case of spikes of the second type in their shape and/or their position relative to the spike (1, 2) such that, when driving on ice, the depressions (14, 15, 16, 16', 18) in the case of the spikes of the first type increasingly receive the ice particles occurring under the influence of lateral forces and the depressions in the case of the spikes of the second type increasingly receive the ice particles occurring under the influence of circumferential forces, wherein, in the case of spikes of the first type, lateral depressions (16, 16', 18) which are formed in the region of the side of the spike which lies closer to the tyre shoulder are provided, and wherein, in the case of spikes of the second type, depressions which are situated in circle sectors (KS 3) which lie diametrically opposite one another, being separated from one another by the respective spike, and extend over a central angle (ε), with respect to the principal axis (a 1) of the spike (1, 2), which is +/- 35° relative to the circumferential direction are provided.