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South Staffordshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 2008, and 595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2007 (490), and casualties fell from 707.

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

Collisions in 2008
417
Down 15% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
595
Down 16% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 2008

1.9% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 2008 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious409.6%
  • Slight36988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious477.9%
  • Slight54091%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 2008 is highlighted, with 417, down 15% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.2%)
  • February44 (11%)
  • March37 (8.9%)
  • April37 (8.9%)
  • May30 (7.2%)
  • June41 (9.8%)
  • July35 (8.4%)
  • August32 (7.7%)
  • September38 (9.1%)
  • October41 (9.8%)
  • November27 (6.5%)
  • December25 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (59%)
  • Wet or damp155 (37%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (26%)
  • 40 mph68 (16%)
  • 50 mph34 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph139 (33%)
  • 70 mph66 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (20%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant446 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (4%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20135 (23%)
  • 21 to 2570 (12%)
  • 26 to 3594 (16%)
  • 36 to 45100 (17%)
  • 46 to 5564 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.5%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (63%)
  • Passenger187 (31%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car607 (76%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 153rd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2008

Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon, South Staffordshire, WV11 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Staffordshire in 2008, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2008

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 2008: 56, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6567823
2ndA449374323
3rdA5263601
4thA460253211
5thA34213011
6thA458173303
7thB4176162503
8thA462132702
9thB5012101301
10thM5471401
11thB41566700
12thA415800
13thA4544901
14thA4513701
15thA46012601
16thA4632300
17thA4641101

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2008

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 2008: 27.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2008

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 2008: 71.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 2008, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years