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South Staffordshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 547 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 2001, and 831 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2000 (549), and casualties rose from 795.

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

Collisions in 2001
547
Level with 2000
Casualties in 2001
831
Up 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
18
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
7.7% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 2001

3.3% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 2001 were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.3%
  • Serious427.7%
  • Slight48789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.8%
  • Serious506%
  • Slight75891%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 547, level with 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (13%)
  • Thursday80 (15%)
  • Friday98 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (10%)
  • Sunday88 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.2%)
  • February45 (8.2%)
  • March44 (8%)
  • April38 (6.9%)
  • May32 (5.9%)
  • June38 (6.9%)
  • July64 (12%)
  • August43 (7.9%)
  • September41 (7.5%)
  • October62 (11%)
  • November51 (9.3%)
  • December44 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight396 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds461 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (56%)
  • Wet or damp213 (39%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.3%)
  • Mud4 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (25%)
  • 40 mph83 (15%)
  • 50 mph24 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph163 (30%)
  • 70 mph139 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway143 (26%)
  • Roundabout22 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant662 (80%)
  • Pedestrian48 (5.8%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist30 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20136 (16%)
  • 21 to 25104 (13%)
  • 26 to 35184 (22%)
  • 36 to 45116 (14%)
  • 46 to 5575 (9%)
  • 56 to 6563 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.1%)
  • Over 759 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider512 (62%)
  • Passenger271 (33%)
  • Pedestrian48 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car888 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes94 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle37 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Staffordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 142nd most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2001

Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon, South Staffordshire, WV10 7LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Staffordshire in 2001, with 29 collisions.

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2001

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 2001: 114, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6114180211
2ndA449608325
3rdA460294001
4thA5264421
5thA458255004
6thA34243302
7thA462172411
8thB4156141500
9thB4176142411
10thM54121901
11thB5012102110
12thA4151001
13thA45451310
14thB42105812
15thA4642201
16thA4511410

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2001

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 2001: 39.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2001

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 2001: 103.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 2001, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years