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East Staffordshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 369 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 2009, and 494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2008 (400), and casualties fell from 495.

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

Collisions in 2009
369
Down 8% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
494
Level with 2008
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 2009

1.6% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 2009 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious349.2%
  • Slight32989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious428.5%
  • Slight44690%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 369, down 8% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (11%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (17%)
  • Friday64 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (10%)
  • Sunday56 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.8%)
  • February20 (5.4%)
  • March45 (12%)
  • April35 (9.5%)
  • May30 (8.1%)
  • June27 (7.3%)
  • July33 (8.9%)
  • August29 (7.9%)
  • September22 (6%)
  • October39 (11%)
  • November34 (9.2%)
  • December30 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (66%)
  • Wet or damp112 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph227 (62%)
  • 40 mph36 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph19 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph55 (15%)
  • 70 mph32 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (13%)
  • Roundabout26 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (11%)
  • Pedestrian52 (11%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2086 (17%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 3581 (16%)
  • 36 to 45102 (21%)
  • 46 to 5545 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3%)
  • Over 7518 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (63%)
  • Passenger130 (26%)
  • Pedestrian52 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (73%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had the 168th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Staffordshire in 2009

Anglesey, East Staffordshire, DE14 3SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Staffordshire in 2009, with 43 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A5121 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 2009: 35, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5121354903
2ndA511334102
3rdA38314426
4thA518182212
5thA5189161703
6thA444121600
7thB5017121900
8thA50101901
9thB5018101300
10thA52291902
11thA51581002
12thB503081513
13thB50277711
14thA525800
15thB54165800
16thB50134400
17thB50162200
18thB50312200
19thB52342200
20thA50131200

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2009

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 2009: 203.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2009

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 2009: 148.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 2009, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years