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South Staffordshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 490 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 2007, and 707 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2006 (455), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2007
490
Up 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
707
Level with 2006
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
8% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 2007

1.8% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 2007 were fatal and 8% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious398%
  • Slight44290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious476.6%
  • Slight65092%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 2007 is highlighted, with 490, up 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (11%)
  • Wednesday83 (17%)
  • Thursday87 (18%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8%)
  • February42 (8.6%)
  • March37 (7.6%)
  • April36 (7.3%)
  • May41 (8.4%)
  • June33 (6.7%)
  • July51 (10%)
  • August50 (10%)
  • September44 (9%)
  • October35 (7.1%)
  • November41 (8.4%)
  • December41 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (60%)
  • Wet or damp186 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (24%)
  • 40 mph69 (14%)
  • 50 mph53 (11%)
  • 60 mph159 (32%)
  • 70 mph91 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (23%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant536 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (10%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.7%)
  • Pedestrian26 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20127 (18%)
  • 21 to 2598 (14%)
  • 26 to 35114 (16%)
  • 36 to 45134 (19%)
  • 46 to 5561 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6558 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.4%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded33 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider483 (68%)
  • Passenger198 (28%)
  • Pedestrian26 (3.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car729 (74%)
  • Motorcycle72 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Staffordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 130th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2007

Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon, South Staffordshire, WV10 7LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Staffordshire in 2007, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2007

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 2007: 65, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM66510705
2ndA449557601
3rdA5345603
4thA460253212
5thA34223013
6thA458162421
7thA462141801
8thM54142001
9thA45491101
10thB415691302
11thB417671221
12thA416800
13thB501251000
14thA46013400
15thA4632300
16thA4511300
17thA4641100
18thB42101100
19thB42561100
20thB45371100

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2007

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 2007: 31.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2007

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 2007: 96.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 2007, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years