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East Staffordshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 482 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 2004, and 668 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2003 (502), and casualties fell from 672.

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

Collisions in 2004
482
Down 4% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
668
Down 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 2004

2.1% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 2004 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious418.5%
  • Slight43189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious426.3%
  • Slight61692%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 482, down 4% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday81 (17%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.9%)
  • February38 (7.9%)
  • March53 (11%)
  • April40 (8.3%)
  • May27 (5.6%)
  • June37 (7.7%)
  • July36 (7.5%)
  • August43 (8.9%)
  • September45 (9.3%)
  • October42 (8.7%)
  • November27 (5.6%)
  • December56 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (60%)
  • Wet or damp180 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph288 (60%)
  • 40 mph51 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph89 (18%)
  • 70 mph46 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (13%)
  • Roundabout36 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (9%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist42 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (4%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20127 (19%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 35123 (18%)
  • 36 to 45107 (16%)
  • 46 to 5559 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.5%)
  • Over 7518 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider436 (65%)
  • Passenger174 (26%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car667 (74%)
  • Motorcycle61 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had the 152nd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Staffordshire in 2004

Anglesey, East Staffordshire, DE14 3SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Staffordshire in 2004, with 58 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A5121 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 2004: 42, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5121426004
2ndA38365531
3rdA511324522
4thB5017283613
5thB5018265102
6thA518242811
7thA5189213103
8thA50152400
9thA522121601
10thA444111401
11thB5030111410
12thA51591100
13thB501391502
14thB501691703
15thB54168901
16thB50275500
17thA524600
18thB50084601
19thB52344501
20thB50322601

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2004

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 2004: 250.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2004

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 2004: 171.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 2004, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years