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East Staffordshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 2012, and 498 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2011 (339), and casualties rose from 488.

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

Collisions in 2012
357
Up 5% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
498
Up 2% on 2011
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
5.9% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 2012

2.5% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 2012 were fatal and 5.9% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious215.9%
  • Slight32792%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious336.6%
  • Slight45591%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 357, up 5% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.7%)
  • February22 (6.2%)
  • March25 (7%)
  • April23 (6.4%)
  • May25 (7%)
  • June42 (12%)
  • July28 (7.8%)
  • August25 (7%)
  • September35 (9.8%)
  • October30 (8.4%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December38 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (62%)
  • Wet or damp122 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph234 (66%)
  • 40 mph25 (7%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph43 (12%)
  • 70 mph39 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (16%)
  • Roundabout40 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (61%)
  • Pedestrian50 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist41 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2081 (16%)
  • 21 to 2592 (18%)
  • 26 to 3588 (18%)
  • 36 to 4573 (15%)
  • 46 to 5561 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (64%)
  • Passenger130 (26%)
  • Pedestrian50 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car508 (73%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had the 150th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
320th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Staffordshire in 2012

Anglesey, East Staffordshire, DE14 3SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Staffordshire in 2012, with 54 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A511 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 2012: 38, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511384911
2ndA5121344302
3rdA38335923
4thA5189232900
5thB5017152001
6thA50132302
7thB5018121602
8thA444111401
9thA518101610
10thA51581411
11thB503071111
12thB50326700
13thA5225600
14thB50133600
15thB50163500
16thB54163400
17thB50272301
18thA521501
19thB50141200
20thB50311400

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2012

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 2012: 195.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2012

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 2012: 132.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years