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East Staffordshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 2007, and 643 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2006 (484), and casualties fell from 665.

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

Collisions in 2007
449
Down 7% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
643
Down 3% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
7.3% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 2007

1.8% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 2007 were fatal and 7.3% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious337.3%
  • Slight40891%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious375.8%
  • Slight59893%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 449, down 7% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (16%)
  • Tuesday88 (20%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday64 (14%)
  • Friday65 (14%)
  • Saturday50 (11%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (11%)
  • February30 (6.7%)
  • March39 (8.7%)
  • April37 (8.2%)
  • May45 (10%)
  • June40 (8.9%)
  • July44 (9.8%)
  • August32 (7.1%)
  • September37 (8.2%)
  • October37 (8.2%)
  • November30 (6.7%)
  • December29 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (66%)
  • Wet or damp142 (32%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph273 (61%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph22 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph65 (14%)
  • 70 mph52 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (13%)
  • Roundabout36 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (6.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant442 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (11%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7%)
  • Cyclist41 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20146 (23%)
  • 21 to 2567 (10%)
  • 26 to 3588 (14%)
  • 36 to 45110 (17%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (63%)
  • Passenger195 (30%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car645 (74%)
  • Motorcycle68 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had the 149th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Staffordshire in 2007

Anglesey, East Staffordshire, DE14 3SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Staffordshire in 2007, with 64 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A38 and A511 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 2007, with 42 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38426212
2ndA511427205
3rdA5121384600
4thB5017294113
5thA5189233003
6thB5018233411
7thA522142912
8thA50131901
9thA518131900
10thA444101001
11thA51591210
12thB541691801
13thB50278901
14thB503071100
15thB50326901
16thA525921
17thB50084500
18thB50134601
19thB50163500
20thB52342200

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2007

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 2007: 234.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2007

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 2007: 184.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years