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South Staffordshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 204 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 2025, and 276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2024 (184), and casualties rose from 253.

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

Collisions in 2025
204
Up 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
276
Up 9% on 2024
Fatal collisions
6
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 2025

2.9% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious3819%
  • Slight16078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious4717%
  • Slight22381%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 2025 is highlighted, with 204, up 11% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 204
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (17%)
  • Wednesday30 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (17%)
  • Friday26 (13%)
  • Saturday28 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (11%)
  • February15 (7.4%)
  • March18 (8.8%)
  • April15 (7.4%)
  • May20 (9.8%)
  • June16 (7.8%)
  • July28 (14%)
  • August9 (4.4%)
  • September13 (6.4%)
  • October18 (8.8%)
  • November15 (7.4%)
  • December15 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (72%)
  • Wet or damp38 (19%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (6.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph70 (34%)
  • 40 mph17 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph23 (11%)
  • 60 mph75 (37%)
  • 70 mph16 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (15%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (72%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2027 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2528 (10%)
  • 26 to 3557 (21%)
  • 36 to 4543 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (12%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.4%)
  • Over 7517 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (72%)
  • Passenger54 (20%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle19 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 185 of them in 2025.

Collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
176th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2025

Featherstone, Sharehill & Saredon, South Staffordshire, WV10 7LU area and Penkridge South & Gailey, South Staffordshire, ST19 5PX area were among the busiest accident hotspots in South Staffordshire in 2025, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A449 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 2025: 24, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449243724
2ndA5212513
3rdA460131802
4thM6121613
5thA3471103
6thM545701
7thA4584600
8thB41764700
9thA413400
10thB41563810
11thB50123401
12thA4542200
13thA4622200
14thA4511600
15thA4631101
16thA4641201
17thB42101100

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2025

Codsall had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 2025: 13.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 2025

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 2025: 41.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 2025, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2025.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years