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South Staffordshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 316 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 2015, and 433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2014 (331), and casualties fell from 513.

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

Collisions in 2015
316
Down 5% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
433
Down 16% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 2015

1.9% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 2015 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight27487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious4510%
  • Slight38088%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 2015 is highlighted, with 316, down 5% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 316
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (18%)
  • Tuesday34 (11%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday57 (18%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (10%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.7%)
  • February27 (8.5%)
  • March22 (7%)
  • April29 (9.2%)
  • May23 (7.3%)
  • June33 (10%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August28 (8.9%)
  • September19 (6%)
  • October26 (8.2%)
  • November28 (8.9%)
  • December27 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (68%)
  • Wet or damp85 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (25%)
  • 40 mph31 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph39 (12%)
  • 60 mph108 (34%)
  • 70 mph58 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway221 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (22%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2045 (10%)
  • 21 to 2564 (15%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4582 (19%)
  • 46 to 5567 (15%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (6%)
  • Over 7520 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (71%)
  • Passenger102 (24%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (6%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown18 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 164th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2015

Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon, South Staffordshire, WV10 7AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Staffordshire in 2015, with 13 collisions.

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2015

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 2015: 49, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6496612
2ndA5406338
3rdA449274102
4thA460263200
5thA34142104
6thM54121511
7thA458101402
8thB415681003
9thB417671201
10thA4636800
11thB50126600
12thA4625601
13thA414700
14thA4511100
15thA46011100

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2015

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 2015: 14.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2015

ST19 and WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 2015, with 63 each.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years