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East Staffordshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 468 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 2001, and 625 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2000 (504), and casualties fell from 720.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,709 collisions in East Staffordshire.

Collisions in 2001
468
Down 7% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
625
Down 13% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 2001

1.7% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 2001 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious388.1%
  • Slight42290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious406.4%
  • Slight57792%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 468, down 7% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (12%)
  • Tuesday82 (18%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday80 (17%)
  • Friday65 (14%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.4%)
  • February41 (8.8%)
  • March36 (7.7%)
  • April32 (6.8%)
  • May42 (9%)
  • June45 (9.6%)
  • July43 (9.2%)
  • August37 (7.9%)
  • September40 (8.5%)
  • October39 (8.3%)
  • November35 (7.5%)
  • December34 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds386 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (58%)
  • Wet or damp179 (38%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.6%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph292 (62%)
  • 40 mph38 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph92 (20%)
  • 70 mph35 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (77%)
  • Roundabout48 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (66%)
  • Pedestrian79 (13%)
  • Cyclist55 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2093 (15%)
  • 21 to 2565 (10%)
  • 26 to 35130 (21%)
  • 36 to 45108 (17%)
  • 46 to 5563 (10%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.2%)
  • Over 7519 (3%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (67%)
  • Passenger127 (20%)
  • Pedestrian79 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car650 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle42 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Staffordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2001.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Staffordshire in 2001

Anglesey, East Staffordshire, DE14 3SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Staffordshire in 2001, with 62 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A511 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 2001: 48, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511487712
2ndA38314704
3rdB5018313901
4thA5189264111
5thA5121252601
6thB5017253100
7thA518192022
8thA444151700
9thA515142100
10thB5030121901
11thA522111602
12thB5416111200
13thA50101701
14thB523471101
15thA526610
16thB50276800
17thB50085901
18thB50163302
19thB50132500
20thB50142311

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2001

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 2001: 247.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2001

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 2001: 169.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 2001, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years