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East Staffordshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 18,709 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025, and 25,262 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 333 were fatal and 2,581 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 230 collisions, up 35% on 2024 (171), and casualties rose from 202 to 299.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
18,709
163rd lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
25,262
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
333
1.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
230
Up 35% on 2024

Crash severity in East Staffordshire

1.8% of collisions in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3331.8%
  • Serious2,58114%
  • Slight15,79584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3541.4%
  • Serious3,04212%
  • Slight21,86687%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. In 2025 there were 230, up 35% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 230
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025230299
2024171202
202394125
20224867
202179110
202095116
2019167215
2018146200
2017194273
2016328460
2015344510
2014345481
2013318445
2012357498
2011339488
2010369504
2009369494
2008400495
2007449643
2006484665
2005466632
2004482668
2003502672
2002515687
2001468625
2000504720
1999461632
1998438620
1997496688
1996497721
1995478625
1994473650
1993481647
1992468617
1991458591
1990561744
1989539703
1988476628
1987463609
1986536712
1985516659
1984556719
1983474638
1982512700
1981510675
1980524704
1979529686

When and where crashes happen in East Staffordshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,565 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,646 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,815 (15%)
  • Thursday2,848 (15%)
  • Friday3,061 (16%)
  • Saturday2,644 (14%)
  • Sunday2,130 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59661 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59368 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,466 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,591 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,274 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,659 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,939 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,751 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,452 (7.8%)
  • February1,348 (7.2%)
  • March1,493 (8%)
  • April1,483 (7.9%)
  • May1,566 (8.4%)
  • June1,601 (8.6%)
  • July1,534 (8.2%)
  • August1,496 (8%)
  • September1,582 (8.5%)
  • October1,787 (9.6%)
  • November1,718 (9.2%)
  • December1,649 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,436 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,642 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,347 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown164 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit120 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14,826 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,466 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds261 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist208 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds204 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds157 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds39 (0.2%)
  • Other393 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded155 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,820 (63%)
  • Wet or damp6,184 (33%)
  • Frost or ice422 (2.3%)
  • Snow162 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep20 (0.1%)
  • Mud12 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded78 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph11,736 (63%)
  • 40 mph1,170 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph342 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph3,750 (20%)
  • 70 mph1,679 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15,263 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway1,818 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout1,144 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road394 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded90 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14,712 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist3,179 (13%)
  • Pedestrian3,112 (12%)
  • Cyclist2,317 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant605 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant417 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)391 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant262 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant152 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant84 (0.3%)
  • Other28 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5599 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 101,043 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 151,593 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 205,186 (21%)
  • 21 to 253,343 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,668 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,243 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,251 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 651,470 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 75875 (3.5%)
  • Over 75584 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded407 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider15,798 (63%)
  • Passenger6,352 (25%)
  • Pedestrian3,112 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car23,750 (70%)
  • Motorcycle3,191 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle2,409 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,641 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,448 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach513 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car376 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle367 (1.1%)
  • Minibus108 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle84 (0.2%)
  • Other37 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in East Staffordshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East Staffordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Staffordshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had the 163rd fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
163rd
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
162nd
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 168th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
74th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
186thDartford18,85725,9792492,980
187thAshford18,74625,7283693,823
188thBath and North East Somerset18,71324,6313693,906
189thEast Staffordshire (this area)18,70925,2623332,581
190thArun18,62724,2993303,724
191stHorsham18,56725,7424803,913
192ndCharnwood18,54824,4953803,132

Accident hotspots in East Staffordshire

Anglesey, East Staffordshire, DE14 3SU area is the busiest accident hotspot in East Staffordshire, with 978 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 7 of them fatal.

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes

The A50 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,459, including 32 fatal and 236 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA501,4592,01332236
2ndA51211,3581,75216159
3rdA381,2941,92850185
4thB50171,1041,53918166
5thA5118551,1921562
6thA444566702369
7thA5185638022185
8thB5018539725742
9thA5154938001596
10thA5189436598733
11thB5416434525464
12thB50304007091560
13thA522379559648
14thB50133215111461
15thB5016244351439
16thB5027212287533
17thB5032160247522
18thB5234151206627
19thA52128211520
20thB500888115016

Towns in East Staffordshire

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025: 10,127.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025: 6,662.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in East Staffordshire, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity