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East Staffordshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 171 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 2024, and 202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 82% on 2023 (94), and casualties rose from 125.

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

Collisions in 2024
171
Up 82% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
202
Up 62% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
23% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 2024

1.8% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 2024 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious4023%
  • Slight12875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious4120%
  • Slight15878%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 171, up 82% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 171
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (18%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday16 (9.4%)
  • Friday33 (19%)
  • Saturday21 (12%)
  • Sunday20 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.4%)
  • February7 (4.1%)
  • March16 (9.4%)
  • April15 (8.8%)
  • May12 (7%)
  • June11 (6.4%)
  • July21 (12%)
  • August9 (5.3%)
  • September7 (4.1%)
  • October17 (9.9%)
  • November25 (15%)
  • December15 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight110 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds127 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (67%)
  • Wet or damp47 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph115 (67%)
  • 40 mph12 (7%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph24 (14%)
  • 70 mph16 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (12%)
  • Roundabout18 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant110 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (17%)
  • Pedestrian27 (13%)
  • Cyclist17 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (2%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2023 (11%)
  • 21 to 2528 (14%)
  • 26 to 3538 (19%)
  • 36 to 4526 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (13%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.4%)
  • Over 758 (4%)
  • Not recorded8 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (71%)
  • Passenger31 (15%)
  • Pedestrian27 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car213 (69%)
  • Motorcycle36 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 2024.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Staffordshire in 2024

Anglesey, East Staffordshire, DE14 3SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Staffordshire in 2024, with 25 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A5121 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 2024: 24, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5121242904
2ndA511202303
3rdA38152311
4thB50179904
5thA51581201
6thA507713
7thA51896602
8thB50185502
9thB50134410
10thB54163301
11thA5182200
12thA5222201
13thB50302201
14thB50322200
15thB50081101
16thB50141100
17thB50271100
18thB52341300

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2024

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 2024: 105.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2024

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 2024: 82.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 2024, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2024.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years