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East Staffordshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 2008, and 495 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2007 (449), and casualties fell from 643.

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

Collisions in 2008
400
Down 11% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
495
Down 23% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
6.8% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 2008

1.3% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 2008 were fatal and 6.8% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious276.8%
  • Slight36892%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious306.1%
  • Slight46093%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 400, down 11% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (17%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (17%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday59 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.2%)
  • February29 (7.2%)
  • March34 (8.5%)
  • April31 (7.8%)
  • May33 (8.3%)
  • June38 (9.5%)
  • July30 (7.5%)
  • August37 (9.3%)
  • September32 (8%)
  • October36 (9%)
  • November38 (9.5%)
  • December33 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (64%)
  • Wet or damp122 (31%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph249 (62%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph75 (19%)
  • 70 mph37 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (13%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (62%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (12%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2091 (18%)
  • 21 to 2581 (16%)
  • 26 to 3583 (17%)
  • 36 to 4578 (16%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.8%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (59%)
  • Passenger136 (27%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (74%)
  • Motorcycle61 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had the 161st most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Staffordshire in 2008

Anglesey, East Staffordshire, DE14 3SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Staffordshire in 2008, with 48 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A511 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 2008: 42, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511425703
2ndA38385603
3rdA5121293401
4thA5189162000
5thA444151602
6thB5013121311
7thB5017121202
8thB5018101001
9thA52291001
10thB502791410
11thA5081201
12thA51581201
13thA51881401
14thB52347701
15thA526601
16thB50306700
17thB50325510
18thB50164500
19thB54164500
20thB50141100

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2008

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 2008: 210.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2008

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 2008: 150.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 2008, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years