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East Staffordshire road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 2019, and 215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2018 (146), and casualties rose from 200.

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

Collisions in 2019
167
Up 14% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
215
Up 8% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
21% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 2019

3.6% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 2019 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.6%
  • Serious3521%
  • Slight12675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious4019%
  • Slight16979%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 167, up 14% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 167
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday27 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (19%)
  • Thursday25 (15%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday15 (9%)
  • Sunday23 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (11%)
  • February14 (8.4%)
  • March9 (5.4%)
  • April5 (3%)
  • May12 (7.2%)
  • June21 (13%)
  • July11 (6.6%)
  • August17 (10%)
  • September17 (10%)
  • October13 (7.8%)
  • November17 (10%)
  • December13 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight128 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (17%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (64%)
  • Wet or damp47 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (7.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (66%)
  • 40 mph15 (9%)
  • 50 mph5 (3%)
  • 60 mph24 (14%)
  • 70 mph12 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway137 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (11%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant131 (61%)
  • Pedestrian25 (12%)
  • Cyclist22 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (8.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2018 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2525 (12%)
  • 26 to 3549 (23%)
  • 36 to 4538 (18%)
  • 46 to 5528 (13%)
  • 56 to 6521 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 754 (1.9%)
  • Over 7511 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (69%)
  • Passenger42 (20%)
  • Pedestrian25 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car237 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (7%)
  • Motorcycle19 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How East Staffordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 2019.

Collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Staffordshire in 2019

Anglesey, East Staffordshire, DE14 3SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Staffordshire in 2019, with 22 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2019

The A511 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 2019: 21, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511212524
2ndB5018111401
3rdA38101602
4thA5121101102
5thB501791312
6thA5188902
7thA51895511
8thA504400
9thA5224702
10thA5153501
11thB50303502
12thA4442301
13thB50132301
14thB50162300
15thB50272202
16thB54162200
17thB52341200

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2019

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 2019: 96.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2019

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 2019: 67.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 2019, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years