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East Staffordshire road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 95 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 2020, and 116 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 43% on 2019 (167), and casualties fell from 215.

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

Collisions in 2020
95
Down 43% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
116
Down 46% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
18% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 2020

2.1% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 2020 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.1%
  • Serious1718%
  • Slight7680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.7%
  • Serious1816%
  • Slight9683%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 95, down 43% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 95
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (16%)
  • Tuesday13 (14%)
  • Wednesday17 (18%)
  • Thursday10 (11%)
  • Friday13 (14%)
  • Saturday11 (12%)
  • Sunday16 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (12%)
  • February12 (13%)
  • March8 (8.4%)
  • April1 (1.1%)
  • May4 (4.2%)
  • June5 (5.3%)
  • July6 (6.3%)
  • August9 (9.5%)
  • September9 (9.5%)
  • October8 (8.4%)
  • November12 (13%)
  • December10 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight65 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds76 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry56 (59%)
  • Wet or damp29 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (8.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph61 (64%)
  • 40 mph4 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph17 (18%)
  • 70 mph9 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway77 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (12%)
  • Roundabout7 (7.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant63 (54%)
  • Pedestrian20 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (16%)
  • Cyclist11 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2022 (19%)
  • 21 to 258 (6.9%)
  • 26 to 3527 (23%)
  • 36 to 4516 (14%)
  • 46 to 5516 (14%)
  • 56 to 657 (6%)
  • 66 to 754 (3.4%)
  • Over 755 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider80 (69%)
  • Pedestrian20 (17%)
  • Passenger16 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car104 (66%)
  • Motorcycle19 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 2020.

Collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Staffordshire in 2020

Burton & Eton, East Staffordshire, DE14 2QQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Staffordshire in 2020, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2020

The A511 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 2020: 9.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5119900
2ndA387810
3rdA4445500
4thB50175501
5thA504503
6thA51214412
7thA5184400
8thB50133600
9thB50163401
10thB50183400
11thB50303401
12thB50322301
13thB54162200
14thA5151100
15thA521100
16thA5221201
17thB52341301

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2020

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 2020: 54.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2020

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 2020: 34.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years