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South Staffordshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 546 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 2004, and 817 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2003 (497), and casualties rose from 745.

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

Collisions in 2004
546
Up 10% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
817
Up 10% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 2004

1.5% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 2004 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious519.3%
  • Slight48789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious658%
  • Slight74291%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 2004 is highlighted, with 546, up 10% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (14%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday96 (18%)
  • Friday91 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.1%)
  • February37 (6.8%)
  • March40 (7.3%)
  • April41 (7.5%)
  • May43 (7.9%)
  • June41 (7.5%)
  • July43 (7.9%)
  • August62 (11%)
  • September57 (10%)
  • October39 (7.1%)
  • November50 (9.2%)
  • December49 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight395 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds429 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (60%)
  • Wet or damp205 (38%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Mud5 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (21%)
  • 40 mph83 (15%)
  • 50 mph31 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph181 (33%)
  • 70 mph136 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (27%)
  • Roundabout43 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant646 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant37 (4.5%)
  • Pedestrian35 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist19 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20124 (15%)
  • 21 to 2593 (11%)
  • 26 to 35172 (21%)
  • 36 to 45139 (17%)
  • 46 to 5598 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4%)
  • Over 7516 (2%)
  • Not recorded35 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider533 (65%)
  • Passenger249 (30%)
  • Pedestrian35 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car845 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle55 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 132nd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2004

Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon, South Staffordshire, WV10 7LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Staffordshire in 2004, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2004

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 2004: 98, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM69816016
2ndA4497612515
3rdA460395804
4thA5334111
5thA34234314
6thA462183202
7thB4156182602
8thA458172002
9thB4176142604
10thM54101101
11thB501281301
12thA4161102
13thA4544600
14thA4634800
15thA4513300
16thA4411100
17thA46011100

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2004

Codsall had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 2004: 21.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2004

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 2004: 123.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years