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South Staffordshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 522 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 2005, and 829 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2004 (546), and casualties rose from 817.

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

Collisions in 2005
522
Down 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
829
Up 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
6.3% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 2005

0.8% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 2005 were fatal and 6.3% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious336.3%
  • Slight48593%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious394.7%
  • Slight78695%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 2005 is highlighted, with 522, down 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (13%)
  • Wednesday87 (17%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday89 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (12%)
  • Sunday69 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (9.4%)
  • February35 (6.7%)
  • March35 (6.7%)
  • April37 (7.1%)
  • May54 (10%)
  • June34 (6.5%)
  • July54 (10%)
  • August45 (8.6%)
  • September43 (8.2%)
  • October31 (5.9%)
  • November51 (9.8%)
  • December54 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds392 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Other17 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (57%)
  • Wet or damp207 (40%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph103 (20%)
  • 40 mph69 (13%)
  • 50 mph31 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph179 (34%)
  • 70 mph140 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (26%)
  • Roundabout40 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant684 (83%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist29 (3.5%)
  • Pedestrian20 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20171 (21%)
  • 21 to 25106 (13%)
  • 26 to 35142 (17%)
  • 36 to 45128 (15%)
  • 46 to 5580 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6553 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.9%)
  • Over 7515 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded52 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider545 (66%)
  • Passenger264 (32%)
  • Pedestrian20 (2.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car853 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle46 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Staffordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 131st most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2005

Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon, South Staffordshire, WV10 7LU area, Penkridge North & Acton Trussell, South Staffordshire, ST19 5BU area and Wombourne North, South Staffordshire, WV5 9DX area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2005, with 20 collisions each.

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2005

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 2005: 105, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM610516614
2ndA449508023
3rdA5295902
4thA34232902
5thA460224000
6thB4176203304
7thA462193501
8thM54173702
9thA463132501
10thA458111301
11thB415661210
12thB501261100
13thA46013400
14thA412500
15thA4542400
16thA4642200
17thA4171100
18thB2101200
19thB42101100

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2005

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 2005: 31.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2005

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 2005: 105.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 2005, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years