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South Staffordshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 19,740 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025, and 29,654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 437 were fatal and 2,671 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 204 collisions, up 11% on 2024 (184), and casualties rose from 253 to 276.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
19,740
174th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29,654
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
437
2.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
204
Up 11% on 2024

Crash severity in South Staffordshire

2.2% of collisions in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4372.2%
  • Serious2,67114%
  • Slight16,63284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4901.7%
  • Serious3,37611%
  • Slight25,78887%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. In 2025 there were 204, up 11% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 204
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025204276
2024184253
2023137188
202274126
2021100139
202091123
2019135198
2018144211
2017207314
2016252362
2015316433
2014331513
2013287405
2012311457
2011353517
2010393560
2009357499
2008417595
2007490707
2006455707
2005522829
2004546817
2003497745
2002484716
2001547831
2000549795
1999516722
1998576889
19976301,068
1996561851
1995520798
1994543861
1993551801
1992613940
1991536823
1990484731
1989527805
1988548766
1987500770
1986555824
1985472729
1984555875
1983415632
1982529814
1981572848
1980582901
1979572890

When and where crashes happen in South Staffordshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,668 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,534 (13%)
  • Wednesday2,804 (14%)
  • Thursday2,866 (15%)
  • Friday3,345 (17%)
  • Saturday2,793 (14%)
  • Sunday2,730 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59855 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59367 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,533 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,719 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,454 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,505 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,982 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,325 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,500 (7.6%)
  • February1,466 (7.4%)
  • March1,546 (7.8%)
  • April1,570 (8%)
  • May1,628 (8.2%)
  • June1,679 (8.5%)
  • July1,787 (9.1%)
  • August1,722 (8.7%)
  • September1,668 (8.4%)
  • October1,763 (8.9%)
  • November1,761 (8.9%)
  • December1,650 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,736 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,851 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,810 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown230 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit113 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds15,108 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,906 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds274 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds252 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist228 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds168 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds43 (0.2%)
  • Other579 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded182 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry12,193 (62%)
  • Wet or damp6,639 (34%)
  • Frost or ice595 (3%)
  • Snow178 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep56 (0.3%)
  • Mud16 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded59 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph10 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph5,185 (26%)
  • 40 mph2,436 (12%)
  • 50 mph1,303 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph6,937 (35%)
  • 70 mph3,864 (20%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway14,105 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway4,236 (21%)
  • Roundabout949 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road323 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded127 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant21,596 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist2,768 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian1,561 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist1,252 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant875 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)671 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant446 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant192 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant165 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant90 (0.3%)
  • Other35 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5537 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10850 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 151,430 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 205,673 (19%)
  • 21 to 254,293 (14%)
  • 26 to 355,608 (19%)
  • 36 to 454,052 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,961 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,943 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 751,122 (3.8%)
  • Over 75631 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded554 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider18,373 (62%)
  • Passenger9,720 (33%)
  • Pedestrian1,561 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car29,206 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,748 (7%)
  • Motorcycle2,709 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,811 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle1,288 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle454 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach357 (0.9%)
  • Minibus134 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car117 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown57 (0.1%)
  • Other83 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in South Staffordshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in South 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 South Staffordshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 174th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
171stPerth and Kinross19,87428,6898086,815
172ndWarwick19,87126,6093834,243
173rdSwale19,85527,1243353,684
174thSouth Staffordshire (this area)19,74029,6544372,671
175thSouth Oxfordshire19,70727,6845974,339
176thBraintree19,65026,7403644,605
177thTandridge19,59128,5373183,277

Accident hotspots in South Staffordshire

Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon, South Staffordshire, WV10 7LU area is the busiest accident hotspot in South Staffordshire, with 319 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025: 2,751, including 60 fatal and 259 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM62,7514,69360259
2ndA4492,4593,71573335
3rdA51,3272,07243195
4thA4601,0771,52522107
5thA349471,37525139
6thA45857093419117
7thB41765469001288
8thA4624727371138
9thB4156376531667
10thM543535211439
11thA41306527743
12thA4542855161557
13thB5012268441634
14thA463178295529
15thB42106388213
16thA451579128
17thA4645167115
18thA4601406101
19thB4154213306
20thA51112320

Towns in South Staffordshire

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,163.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,790.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in South Staffordshire, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

Severity