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South Staffordshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 207 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 2017, and 314 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2016 (252), and casualties fell from 362.

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

Collisions in 2017
207
Down 18% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
314
Down 13% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 2017

2.9% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious2914%
  • Slight17283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious3812%
  • Slight27086%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 2017 is highlighted, with 207, down 18% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 207
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (18%)
  • Thursday25 (12%)
  • Friday25 (12%)
  • Saturday23 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (12%)
  • February20 (9.7%)
  • March20 (9.7%)
  • April19 (9.2%)
  • May12 (5.8%)
  • June14 (6.8%)
  • July14 (6.8%)
  • August21 (10%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October19 (9.2%)
  • November7 (3.4%)
  • December15 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds169 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (65%)
  • Wet or damp67 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph54 (26%)
  • 40 mph35 (17%)
  • 50 mph18 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph67 (32%)
  • 70 mph32 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (17%)
  • Roundabout18 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 153 (1%)
  • 16 to 2042 (13%)
  • 21 to 2541 (13%)
  • 26 to 3556 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (17%)
  • 46 to 5546 (15%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (70%)
  • Passenger78 (25%)
  • Pedestrian17 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (77%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 2017.

Collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2017

Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon, South Staffordshire, WV10 7AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Staffordshire in 2017, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A460 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 2017: 27, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460273811
2ndA449234714
3rdM6233905
4thA5121913
5thA34111301
6thA45881001
7thB417681701
8thM546700
9thA4624700
10thA4634703
11thB41564500
12thA413400
13thA46012400
14thB50122410
15thA6(M)1100

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2017

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 2017: 11.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2017

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 2017: 39.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 2017, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years