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South Staffordshire road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 2009, and 499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2008 (417), and casualties fell from 595.

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

Collisions in 2009
357
Down 14% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
499
Down 16% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
10% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 2009

1.7% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 2009 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious3710%
  • Slight31488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious408%
  • Slight45090%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 2009 is highlighted, with 357, down 14% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 357
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday53 (15%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.3%)
  • February28 (7.8%)
  • March34 (9.5%)
  • April26 (7.3%)
  • May34 (9.5%)
  • June38 (11%)
  • July27 (7.6%)
  • August31 (8.7%)
  • September18 (5%)
  • October39 (11%)
  • November35 (9.8%)
  • December28 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (62%)
  • Wet or damp107 (30%)
  • Frost or ice22 (6.2%)
  • Snow7 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph100 (28%)
  • 40 mph66 (18%)
  • 50 mph28 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph118 (33%)
  • 70 mph45 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (18%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 20107 (21%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 3572 (14%)
  • 36 to 4575 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (64%)
  • Passenger145 (29%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car517 (78%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2009.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2009

Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon, South Staffordshire, WV10 7AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Staffordshire in 2009, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2009

The A449 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 2009: 41, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449416323
2ndM6366014
3rdA460324204
4thA34171904
5thA5172312
6thM54111301
7thA46291001
8thB415691200
9thB501281001
10thA416802
11thA4586601
12thB41765601
13thA46014700
14thA4513301
15thA4543500
16thA4461100
17thA4631100
18thB42101100
19thB45371100

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2009

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 2009: 24.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2009

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 2009: 68.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years