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South Staffordshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 549 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 2000, and 795 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1999 (516), and casualties rose from 722.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,740 collisions in South Staffordshire.

Collisions in 2000
549
Up 6% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
795
Up 10% on 1999
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
7.8% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 2000

1.8% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 2000 were fatal and 7.8% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious437.8%
  • Slight49690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious637.9%
  • Slight72191%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 2000 is highlighted, with 549, up 6% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (13%)
  • Wednesday84 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday81 (15%)
  • Saturday76 (14%)
  • Sunday80 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8%)
  • February36 (6.6%)
  • March44 (8%)
  • April58 (11%)
  • May38 (6.9%)
  • June39 (7.1%)
  • July40 (7.3%)
  • August42 (7.7%)
  • September50 (9.1%)
  • October50 (9.1%)
  • November46 (8.4%)
  • December62 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight412 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds418 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (56%)
  • Wet or damp220 (40%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Mud3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (20%)
  • 40 mph79 (14%)
  • 50 mph33 (6%)
  • 60 mph184 (34%)
  • 70 mph141 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (26%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant598 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian41 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20127 (16%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35179 (23%)
  • 36 to 45123 (15%)
  • 46 to 5578 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.4%)
  • Over 7512 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider495 (62%)
  • Passenger259 (33%)
  • Pedestrian41 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car851 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle51 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in South Staffordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Staffordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 144th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2000

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 2000: 114, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6114201210
2ndA449628516
3rdA5385001
4thA460344301
5thA34202812
6thA462162400
7thB4176152110
8thA458132103
9thB4156101400
10thM54101311
11thA45491621
12thA416701
13thB501251000
14thB42104510
15thA4633300
16thA4512300
17thA50052600

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2000

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 2000: 22.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2000

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 2000: 119.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years