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South Staffordshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 331 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 2014, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2013 (287), and casualties rose from 405.

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

Collisions in 2014
331
Up 15% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
513
Up 27% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
6.6% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 2014

0.6% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 2014 were fatal and 6.6% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious226.6%
  • Slight30793%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious254.9%
  • Slight48695%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 2014 is highlighted, with 331, up 15% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday63 (19%)
  • Saturday52 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.6%)
  • February25 (7.6%)
  • March37 (11%)
  • April28 (8.5%)
  • May30 (9.1%)
  • June27 (8.2%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August22 (6.6%)
  • September28 (8.5%)
  • October19 (5.7%)
  • November26 (7.9%)
  • December32 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (69%)
  • Wet or damp95 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph91 (27%)
  • 40 mph51 (15%)
  • 50 mph40 (12%)
  • 60 mph106 (32%)
  • 70 mph43 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (18%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.2%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.5%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7%)
  • 16 to 2063 (12%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 3574 (14%)
  • 36 to 4572 (14%)
  • 46 to 5577 (15%)
  • 56 to 6550 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (6.8%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (67%)
  • Passenger147 (29%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car494 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle34 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How South Staffordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 168th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2014

Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon, South Staffordshire, WV10 7AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Staffordshire in 2014, with 15 collisions.

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A449 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 2014: 38, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449385302
2ndM6345900
3rdA5264501
4thA460224001
5thA34162200
6thB4176142201
7thM5491300
8thA45881512
9thA46281000
10thB501281401
11thA4173000
12thA4634600
13thA46013400
14thB41563301
15thA4541101
16thA4641200
17thB42101100

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2014

Codsall had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 2014: 16.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2014

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 2014: 66.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 2014, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years