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East Staffordshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 2016, and 460 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2015 (344), and casualties fell from 510.

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

Collisions in 2016
328
Down 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
460
Down 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 2016

1.2% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 2016 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious329.8%
  • Slight29289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious378%
  • Slight41991%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 328, down 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (16%)
  • Tuesday36 (11%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.1%)
  • February23 (7%)
  • March30 (9.1%)
  • April31 (9.5%)
  • May26 (7.9%)
  • June28 (8.5%)
  • July21 (6.4%)
  • August20 (6.1%)
  • September22 (6.7%)
  • October29 (8.8%)
  • November33 (10%)
  • December35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (68%)
  • Wet or damp96 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph205 (63%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph51 (16%)
  • 70 mph34 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (12%)
  • Roundabout33 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist36 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2062 (13%)
  • 21 to 2568 (15%)
  • 26 to 3580 (17%)
  • 36 to 4576 (17%)
  • 46 to 5559 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.5%)
  • Over 759 (2%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (68%)
  • Passenger115 (25%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car480 (77%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had the 157th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Staffordshire in 2016

Anglesey, East Staffordshire, DE14 3SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Staffordshire in 2016, with 44 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2016

The A38 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 2016: 30, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38305404
2ndA5121293112
3rdA511264100
4thA5189182210
5thB5017181902
6thA50142100
7thA444121603
8thB501891300
9thA51571500
10thA52271001
11thA51861401
12thB52344401
13thB50133401
14thB50303401
15thB50323401
16thB54163301
17thA522200
18thB50162200
19thB50272501
20thA50301200

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2016

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 2016: 184.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2016

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 2016: 127.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years