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East Staffordshire road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 146 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 2018, and 200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 25% on 2017 (194), and casualties fell from 273.

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

Collisions in 2018
146
Down 25% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
200
Down 27% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
16% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 2018

0.7% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2316%
  • Slight12284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2312%
  • Slight17688%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 146, down 25% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 146
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (10%)
  • Tuesday18 (12%)
  • Wednesday25 (17%)
  • Thursday27 (18%)
  • Friday26 (18%)
  • Saturday18 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.9%)
  • February16 (11%)
  • March15 (10%)
  • April7 (4.8%)
  • May13 (8.9%)
  • June15 (10%)
  • July10 (6.8%)
  • August9 (6.2%)
  • September12 (8.2%)
  • October17 (12%)
  • November9 (6.2%)
  • December10 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (8.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (71%)
  • Wet or damp38 (26%)
  • Snow3 (2.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (59%)
  • 40 mph17 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph23 (16%)
  • 70 mph16 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway105 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (12%)
  • Roundabout16 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant112 (56%)
  • Pedestrian31 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (9%)
  • Cyclist17 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (5%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (7%)
  • 16 to 2021 (11%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3543 (22%)
  • 36 to 4531 (16%)
  • 46 to 5528 (14%)
  • 56 to 6517 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 754 (2%)
  • Over 754 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider120 (60%)
  • Passenger49 (25%)
  • Pedestrian31 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car201 (75%)
  • Motorcycle17 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2018.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Staffordshire in 2018

Anglesey, East Staffordshire, DE14 3SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Staffordshire in 2018, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2018

The A5121 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 2018: 17, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5121172703
2ndA50142000
3rdA511101101
4thA3881101
5thA5185610
6thB50164500
7thB50174402
8thA4443301
9thA51893300
10thA5223700
11thA5152500
12thB50182300
13thB50272201
14thB50302402
15thA50301100
16thA511101
17thA521200
18thB50081100
19thB50131101
20thB54161400

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2018

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 2018: 73.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2018

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 2018: 47.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2018.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years