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South Staffordshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 74 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 2022, and 126 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2021 (100), and casualties fell from 139.

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

Collisions in 2022
74
Down 26% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
126
Down 9% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
6.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
38% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 2022

6.8% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 2022 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal56.8%
  • Serious2838%
  • Slight4155%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal64.8%
  • Serious3427%
  • Slight8668%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 2022 is highlighted, with 74, down 26% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 74
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (11%)
  • Tuesday12 (16%)
  • Wednesday11 (15%)
  • Thursday10 (14%)
  • Friday8 (11%)
  • Saturday15 (20%)
  • Sunday10 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (12%)
  • February6 (8.1%)
  • March3 (4.1%)
  • April12 (16%)
  • May3 (4.1%)
  • June6 (8.1%)
  • July8 (11%)
  • August6 (8.1%)
  • September5 (6.8%)
  • October7 (9.5%)
  • November3 (4.1%)
  • December6 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight62 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (9.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (6.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds64 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other1 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry57 (77%)
  • Wet or damp10 (14%)
  • Frost or ice3 (4.1%)
  • Snow1 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph18 (24%)
  • 40 mph14 (19%)
  • 50 mph9 (12%)
  • 60 mph17 (23%)
  • 70 mph15 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway47 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (23%)
  • Roundabout5 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant75 (60%)
  • Van occupant14 (11%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian8 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist5 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (4%)
  • 6 to 106 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 155 (4%)
  • 16 to 2010 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 259 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3524 (19%)
  • 36 to 4523 (18%)
  • 46 to 5519 (15%)
  • 56 to 6514 (11%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.4%)
  • Over 755 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider77 (61%)
  • Passenger41 (33%)
  • Pedestrian8 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car99 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle7 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 2022.

Collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2022

Penkridge South & Gailey, South Staffordshire, ST19 5PX area was the busiest accident hotspot in South Staffordshire in 2022, with 4 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2022

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 2022: 11, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6112604
2ndA44981302
3rdA561104
4thM546600
5thA45851012
6thB417651211
7thA343411
8thA4603501
9thB41562201
10thB50122201
11thA4511101
12thA4541301

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2022

Codsall and Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 2022, with 4 each.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2022

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 2022: 14.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 2022, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2022.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years