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East Staffordshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 2005, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2004 (482), and casualties fell from 668.

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

Collisions in 2005
466
Down 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
632
Down 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
5.8% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 2005

1.1% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 2005 were fatal and 5.8% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious275.8%
  • Slight43493%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious345.4%
  • Slight59394%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 466, down 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday78 (17%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.6%)
  • February33 (7.1%)
  • March31 (6.7%)
  • April29 (6.2%)
  • May49 (11%)
  • June38 (8.2%)
  • July30 (6.4%)
  • August36 (7.7%)
  • September38 (8.2%)
  • October55 (12%)
  • November42 (9%)
  • December45 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (66%)
  • Wet or damp149 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph290 (62%)
  • 40 mph39 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph81 (17%)
  • 70 mph46 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (12%)
  • Roundabout48 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (66%)
  • Pedestrian67 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20124 (20%)
  • 21 to 2581 (13%)
  • 26 to 35105 (17%)
  • 36 to 45116 (18%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider414 (66%)
  • Passenger151 (24%)
  • Pedestrian67 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car661 (77%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had the 157th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Staffordshire in 2005

Anglesey, East Staffordshire, DE14 3SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Staffordshire in 2005, with 54 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A511 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 2005: 44, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511445413
2ndA5121435300
3rdA38375813
4thB5018212910
5thB5017193103
6thA444182501
7thA50162512
8thA522162701
9thA518142111
10thA5189131900
11thB5030121400
12thA51581200
13thB501381001
14thB54168800
15thB50165500
16thB50144500
17thB50274400
18thB50314600
19thB52344501
20thB50323601

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2005

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 2005: 249.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2005

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 2005: 172.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years