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South Staffordshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 2012, and 457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2011 (353), and casualties fell from 517.

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

Collisions in 2012
311
Down 12% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
457
Down 12% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
7.4% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 2012

1.3% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 2012 were fatal and 7.4% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious237.4%
  • Slight28491%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious235%
  • Slight43094%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 2012 is highlighted, with 311, down 12% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 311
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (16%)
  • Tuesday33 (11%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday47 (15%)
  • Sunday43 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.7%)
  • February19 (6.1%)
  • March21 (6.8%)
  • April28 (9%)
  • May27 (8.7%)
  • June26 (8.4%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August25 (8%)
  • September24 (7.7%)
  • October27 (8.7%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December23 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (62%)
  • Wet or damp98 (32%)
  • Frost or ice16 (5.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (24%)
  • 40 mph52 (17%)
  • 50 mph37 (12%)
  • 60 mph94 (30%)
  • 70 mph54 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (22%)
  • Roundabout28 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2058 (13%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 3592 (20%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5554 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6.3%)
  • Over 7518 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (67%)
  • Passenger131 (29%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car475 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle34 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 2012.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2012

Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon, South Staffordshire, WV10 7AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Staffordshire in 2012, with 17 collisions.

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2012

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 2012: 41.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6416600
2ndA449263204
3rdA460263300
4thA5233401
5thA34152300
6thB4176131602
7thA462111600
8thM54111912
9thA45891321
10thB415681400
11thA415500
12thA4543401
13thA46013500
14thA4643401
15thB50123600
16thA4631300

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2012

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 2012: 11.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2012

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 2012: 62.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2012.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years