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South Staffordshire road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 2016, and 362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2015 (316), and casualties fell from 433.

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

Collisions in 2016
252
Down 20% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
362
Down 16% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 2016

1.6% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 2016 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious2711%
  • Slight22188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious308.3%
  • Slight32891%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 2016 is highlighted, with 252, down 20% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 252
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (17%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (17%)
  • Sunday25 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.1%)
  • February20 (7.9%)
  • March28 (11%)
  • April16 (6.3%)
  • May24 (9.5%)
  • June19 (7.5%)
  • July17 (6.7%)
  • August28 (11%)
  • September22 (8.7%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November21 (8.3%)
  • December12 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (71%)
  • Wet or damp64 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph74 (29%)
  • 40 mph27 (11%)
  • 50 mph32 (13%)
  • 60 mph83 (33%)
  • 70 mph35 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (16%)
  • Roundabout18 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2040 (11%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3567 (19%)
  • 36 to 4549 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (15%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.1%)
  • Over 7515 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (66%)
  • Passenger108 (30%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car378 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 2016.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2016

Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon, South Staffordshire, WV10 7LU area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Staffordshire in 2016, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2016

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 2016: 32, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6324508
2ndA449304212
3rdA460243402
4thA5223901
5thA34142002
6thA4586712
7thB415661200
8thB41765601
9thA4544411
10thA4624801
11thA46013400
12thA4633500
13thB50123600
14thA411100
15thA4641200
16thB41541100
17thM541300

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2016

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 2016: 24.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2016

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 2016: 64.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 2016, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years