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East Staffordshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 2014, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2013 (318), and casualties rose from 445.

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

Collisions in 2014
345
Up 8% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
481
Up 8% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
5.5% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 2014

1.2% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 2014 were fatal and 5.5% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious195.5%
  • Slight32293%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious204.2%
  • Slight45795%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 345, up 8% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (10%)
  • February28 (8.1%)
  • March20 (5.8%)
  • April29 (8.4%)
  • May21 (6.1%)
  • June32 (9.3%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August27 (7.8%)
  • September35 (10%)
  • October25 (7.2%)
  • November24 (7%)
  • December30 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (68%)
  • Wet or damp105 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph208 (60%)
  • 40 mph35 (10%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph56 (16%)
  • 70 mph33 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (12%)
  • Roundabout33 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (70%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist40 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2061 (13%)
  • 21 to 2571 (15%)
  • 26 to 35110 (23%)
  • 36 to 4572 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (65%)
  • Passenger121 (25%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car521 (78%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had the 160th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Staffordshire in 2014

Anglesey, East Staffordshire, DE14 3SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Staffordshire in 2014, with 48 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A5121 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 2014: 37, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5121374801
2ndA511354703
3rdA38284812
4thB5017172310
5thB5018172301
6thA5189152401
7thA444131800
8thA515131904
9thA50111712
10thA51871602
11thA5226601
12thB50135801
13thB50305600
14thB503251500
15thA523400
16thB50083300
17thB50142200
18thB50162200
19thB54162200
20thB50271100

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2014

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 2014: 209.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2014

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 2014: 145.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years