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South Staffordshire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 2013, and 405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2012 (311), and casualties fell from 457.

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

Collisions in 2013
287
Down 8% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
405
Down 11% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
7.7% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 2013

1.4% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 2013 were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious227.7%
  • Slight26191%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious235.7%
  • Slight37893%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 2013 is highlighted, with 287, down 8% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 287
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday49 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.9%)
  • February26 (9.1%)
  • March21 (7.3%)
  • April26 (9.1%)
  • May19 (6.6%)
  • June30 (10%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August25 (8.7%)
  • September21 (7.3%)
  • October28 (9.8%)
  • November24 (8.4%)
  • December17 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (68%)
  • Wet or damp74 (26%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph69 (24%)
  • 40 mph54 (19%)
  • 50 mph35 (12%)
  • 60 mph73 (25%)
  • 70 mph56 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (23%)
  • Roundabout25 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian12 (3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.2%)
  • 16 to 2053 (13%)
  • 21 to 2552 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (22%)
  • 36 to 4560 (15%)
  • 46 to 5561 (15%)
  • 56 to 6534 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.4%)
  • Over 7514 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (73%)
  • Passenger99 (24%)
  • Pedestrian12 (3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car431 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 2013.

Collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2013

Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon, South Staffordshire, WV10 7AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Staffordshire in 2013, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2013

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 2013: 47, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6478211
2ndA449334312
3rdA460324303
4thA5263400
5thB41568800
6thB417681003
7thA347801
8thA4627800
9thM5471001
10thA4585901
11thA4544500
12thA46014500
13thA4634401
14thA413500
15thA4513701
16thB50122300
17thB42101100

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2013

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 2013: 16.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2013

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 2013: 61.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 24 December 2013.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years