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East Staffordshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 2006, and 665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2005 (466), and casualties rose from 632.

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

Collisions in 2006
484
Up 4% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
665
Up 5% on 2005
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
6% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 2006

1.9% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 2006 were fatal and 6% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious296%
  • Slight44692%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious375.6%
  • Slight61893%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 2006 is highlighted, with 484, up 4% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday85 (18%)
  • Friday80 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.6%)
  • February35 (7.2%)
  • March52 (11%)
  • April36 (7.4%)
  • May40 (8.3%)
  • June39 (8.1%)
  • July37 (7.6%)
  • August28 (5.8%)
  • September41 (8.5%)
  • October50 (10%)
  • November42 (8.7%)
  • December47 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds399 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (69%)
  • Wet or damp142 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph285 (59%)
  • 40 mph45 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph22 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph78 (16%)
  • 70 mph52 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (12%)
  • Roundabout47 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant471 (71%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (9%)
  • Cyclist44 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6%)
  • 16 to 20159 (24%)
  • 21 to 2580 (12%)
  • 26 to 35119 (18%)
  • 36 to 4588 (13%)
  • 46 to 5565 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6524 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded26 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (64%)
  • Passenger177 (27%)
  • Pedestrian63 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car724 (80%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Staffordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had the 139th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Staffordshire in 2006

Anglesey, East Staffordshire, DE14 3SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Staffordshire in 2006, with 50 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2006

The A38 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 2006: 44, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38445811
2ndA5121395321
3rdA511334800
4thA5189243102
5thB5017243303
6thB5018233201
7thA444182311
8thA518152413
9thA50121400
10thB5013122311
11thA522111501
12thA515101402
13thB5030102401
14thB503281510
15thA5261100
16thB501661100
17thB50274500
18thB54163401
19thA4181100
20thA51100

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2006

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 2006: 264.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2006

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 2006: 168.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 2006, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years