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East Staffordshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 230 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 2025, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 35% on 2024 (171), and casualties rose from 202.

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

Collisions in 2025
230
Up 35% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
299
Up 48% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
21% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 2025

2.2% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious4821%
  • Slight17777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious5117%
  • Slight24381%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 230, up 35% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 230
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (15%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.5%)
  • February9 (3.9%)
  • March18 (7.8%)
  • April24 (10%)
  • May18 (7.8%)
  • June23 (10%)
  • July23 (10%)
  • August17 (7.4%)
  • September23 (10%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November15 (6.5%)
  • December19 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (67%)
  • Wet or damp53 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (8.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph134 (58%)
  • 40 mph23 (10%)
  • 50 mph7 (3%)
  • 60 mph37 (16%)
  • 70 mph24 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (13%)
  • Roundabout22 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (65%)
  • Pedestrian46 (15%)
  • Cyclist22 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5%)
  • 16 to 2033 (11%)
  • 21 to 2529 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3560 (20%)
  • 36 to 4550 (17%)
  • 46 to 5533 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (10%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (64%)
  • Passenger62 (21%)
  • Pedestrian46 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car304 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had the 159th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in East Staffordshire in 2025

Anglesey, East Staffordshire, DE14 3SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Staffordshire in 2025, with 30 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A5121 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 2025: 23, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5121233106
2ndA38192314
3rdB5017162504
4thA511142003
5thA5081102
6thB501881102
7thA51571003
8thA5187702
9thA51897801
10thA5226701
11thB50165500
12thB50134512
13thB50324601
14thB52344602
15thA4443410
16thB50302200
17thB54162200
18thB50271100

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2025

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 2025: 123.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 2025

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 2025: 85.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 2025, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2025.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years