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South Staffordshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 2010, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2009 (357), and casualties rose from 499.

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

Collisions in 2010
393
Up 10% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
560
Up 12% on 2009
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
7.4% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 2010

1% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 2010 were fatal and 7.4% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious297.4%
  • Slight36092%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious315.5%
  • Slight52594%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 2010 is highlighted, with 393, up 10% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (18%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday48 (12%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.9%)
  • February33 (8.4%)
  • March36 (9.2%)
  • April26 (6.6%)
  • May40 (10%)
  • June31 (7.9%)
  • July34 (8.7%)
  • August25 (6.4%)
  • September32 (8.1%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November32 (8.1%)
  • December29 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (60%)
  • Wet or damp107 (27%)
  • Frost or ice33 (8.4%)
  • Snow15 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (23%)
  • 40 mph68 (17%)
  • 50 mph48 (12%)
  • 60 mph98 (25%)
  • 70 mph90 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (30%)
  • Roundabout29 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (6.1%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2081 (14%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 3595 (17%)
  • 36 to 4597 (17%)
  • 46 to 5575 (13%)
  • 56 to 6552 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.9%)
  • Over 7518 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (66%)
  • Passenger160 (29%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car598 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 141st most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2010

Penkridge South & Gailey, South Staffordshire, ST19 5HH area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Staffordshire in 2010, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2010

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 2010: 69.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM66912100
2ndA449437114
3rdA5274903
4thA460264000
5thM54212514
6thB4176101101
7thA46291500
8thB50129901
9thA348900
10thB415681000
11thA45471501
12thA4587802
13thA4514600
14thA46014500
15thA413402
16thA4632200
17thB42102200

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2010

Penkridge and Wombourne had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 2010, with 21 each.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2010

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 2010: 84.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 2010, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years