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East Staffordshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 79 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 2021, and 110 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2020 (95), and casualties fell from 116.

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

Collisions in 2021
79
Down 17% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
110
Down 5% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
34% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 2021

1.3% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 2021 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.3%
  • Serious2734%
  • Slight5165%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious3027%
  • Slight7972%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 79, down 17% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 79
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (16%)
  • Tuesday8 (10%)
  • Wednesday16 (20%)
  • Thursday9 (11%)
  • Friday9 (11%)
  • Saturday14 (18%)
  • Sunday10 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (6.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (5.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (5.1%)
  • February6 (7.6%)
  • March8 (10%)
  • April3 (3.8%)
  • May6 (7.6%)
  • June12 (15%)
  • July6 (7.6%)
  • August7 (8.9%)
  • September11 (14%)
  • October9 (11%)
  • November6 (7.6%)
  • December1 (1.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight54 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds67 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Other1 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (80%)
  • Wet or damp14 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (71%)
  • 40 mph9 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph7 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph5 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway62 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (10%)
  • Roundabout7 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant61 (55%)
  • Pedestrian21 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (10%)
  • Van occupant6 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist5 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (10%)
  • 16 to 2014 (13%)
  • 21 to 2511 (10%)
  • 26 to 3519 (17%)
  • 36 to 4516 (15%)
  • 46 to 5513 (12%)
  • 56 to 657 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (7.3%)
  • Over 756 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider69 (63%)
  • Pedestrian21 (19%)
  • Passenger20 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car101 (73%)
  • Motorcycle11 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 323 of them in 2021.

Collisions
324th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Staffordshire in 2021

Burton & Eton, East Staffordshire, DE14 2QQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Staffordshire in 2021, with 12 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A5121 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 2021: 6, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51216904
2ndA4444502
3rdA5114501
4thB50184700
5thA383500
6thA5183302
7thB50173500
8thB50303510
9thA502400
10thA5152401
11thA51892302
12thB50322200
13thA5221101
14thB50081100
15thB50271101
16thB52341200

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2021

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 2021: 52.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2021

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 2021: 33.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 2021, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 11 December 2021.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years