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South Staffordshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 2024, and 253 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 34% on 2023 (137), and casualties rose from 188.

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

Collisions in 2024
184
Up 34% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
253
Up 35% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
18% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 2024

1.6% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 2024 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3418%
  • Slight14780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious4016%
  • Slight20882%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 2024 is highlighted, with 184, up 34% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 184
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (16%)
  • Tuesday20 (11%)
  • Wednesday30 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday27 (15%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.8%)
  • February11 (6%)
  • March18 (9.8%)
  • April15 (8.2%)
  • May12 (6.5%)
  • June14 (7.6%)
  • July11 (6%)
  • August10 (5.4%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October13 (7.1%)
  • November24 (13%)
  • December17 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (63%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (67%)
  • Wet or damp56 (30%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph57 (31%)
  • 40 mph26 (14%)
  • 50 mph24 (13%)
  • 60 mph56 (30%)
  • 70 mph19 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (21%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (75%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2043 (17%)
  • 21 to 2526 (10%)
  • 26 to 3545 (18%)
  • 36 to 4525 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5532 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (13%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.7%)
  • Over 7514 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (67%)
  • Passenger64 (25%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car266 (77%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 2024.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2024

Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon, South Staffordshire, WV10 7AA area and Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon, South Staffordshire, WV10 7LU area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2024, with 7 collisions each.

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A449 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 2024: 28, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449283608
2ndM6172001
3rdA460152411
4thA5111504
5thB41767903
6thA4626600
7thA345601
8thA4584500
9thB501241120
10thA4543500
11thB41563401
12thM543400
13thA412200
14thA46011200
15thA4631100
16thA4641101
17thB42101200

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2024

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 2024: 10.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2024

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 2024: 38.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years