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East Staffordshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 2015, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2014 (345), and casualties rose from 481.

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

Collisions in 2015
344
Level with 2014
Casualties in 2015
510
Up 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
10% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 2015

2% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 2015 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious3510%
  • Slight30288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious438.4%
  • Slight45990%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 344, level with 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday56 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (17%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.5%)
  • February38 (11%)
  • March23 (6.7%)
  • April30 (8.7%)
  • May27 (7.8%)
  • June33 (9.6%)
  • July25 (7.3%)
  • August27 (7.8%)
  • September22 (6.4%)
  • October33 (9.6%)
  • November31 (9%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (73%)
  • Wet or damp86 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph218 (63%)
  • 40 mph37 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (2%)
  • 60 mph51 (15%)
  • 70 mph29 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (13%)
  • Roundabout38 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (65%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2066 (13%)
  • 21 to 2575 (15%)
  • 26 to 3586 (17%)
  • 36 to 4594 (18%)
  • 46 to 5566 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.9%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (61%)
  • Passenger150 (29%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (72%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had the 145th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Staffordshire in 2015

Anglesey, East Staffordshire, DE14 3SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Staffordshire in 2015, with 51 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A5121 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 2015: 35, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5121355302
2ndA511264113
3rdA38254204
4thB5018243112
5thA5189192802
6thB5017162404
7thA50152112
8thA444131801
9thA522132210
10thA51591111
11thB503081312
12thA51871001
13thB54165500
14thB50134801
15thB50274400
16thA523400
17thB50163300
18thB50312200
19thA50081300
20thB50081100

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2015

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 2015: 201.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2015

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 2015: 152.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years