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Stafford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 23,372 road traffic collisions in Stafford from 1979 to 2025, and 32,905 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 466 were fatal and 3,001 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 193 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (227), and casualties fell from 291 to 257.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
23,372
136th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32,905
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
466
2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
193
Down 15% on 2024

Crash severity in Stafford

2% of collisions in Stafford from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4662%
  • Serious3,00113%
  • Slight19,90585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5211.6%
  • Serious3,66911%
  • Slight28,71587%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. In 2025 there were 193, down 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 193
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025193257
2024227291
2023108144
202283109
2021107137
202095115
2019157219
2018174258
2017190259
2016361516
2015322447
2014346479
2013365494
2012379542
2011409551
2010437611
2009434604
2008491662
2007523753
2006577841
2005610849
2004605869
2003624869
2002565824
2001615887
2000617848
1999667943
1998615892
1997617911
1996667926
1995606904
1994623877
1993701971
1992656955
19917981,143
19908661,170
19897441,044
1988628894
1987574840
1986649911
1985593831
1984629879
1983611832
1982649892
1981646905
1980597834
1979622916

When and where crashes happen in Stafford

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,198 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,393 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,363 (14%)
  • Thursday3,535 (15%)
  • Friday4,045 (17%)
  • Saturday3,190 (14%)
  • Sunday2,648 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,030 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59519 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,284 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,247 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,066 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,699 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,357 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,170 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,792 (7.7%)
  • February1,768 (7.6%)
  • March1,806 (7.7%)
  • April1,757 (7.5%)
  • May1,973 (8.4%)
  • June1,916 (8.2%)
  • July1,978 (8.5%)
  • August1,892 (8.1%)
  • September2,049 (8.8%)
  • October2,216 (9.5%)
  • November2,170 (9.3%)
  • December2,055 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight16,801 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,128 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,111 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown220 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit112 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds17,954 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,378 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds403 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds307 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist257 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds183 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds49 (0.2%)
  • Other634 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded207 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry13,832 (59%)
  • Wet or damp8,529 (36%)
  • Frost or ice660 (2.8%)
  • Snow211 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep51 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel13 (0.1%)
  • Mud8 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded68 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph43 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph10,096 (43%)
  • 40 mph1,240 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph929 (4%)
  • 60 mph7,024 (30%)
  • 70 mph4,039 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,686 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway4,774 (20%)
  • Roundabout1,311 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road515 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded86 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Stafford

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant22,201 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist3,322 (10%)
  • Pedestrian2,635 (8%)
  • Cyclist2,169 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant830 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)680 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant417 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant257 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant192 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant172 (0.5%)
  • Other30 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5634 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10998 (3%)
  • 11 to 151,633 (5%)
  • 16 to 206,144 (19%)
  • 21 to 254,724 (14%)
  • 26 to 356,103 (19%)
  • 36 to 454,574 (14%)
  • 46 to 553,371 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,157 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 751,193 (3.6%)
  • Over 75774 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded600 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider20,857 (63%)
  • Passenger9,413 (29%)
  • Pedestrian2,635 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car31,886 (73%)
  • Motorcycle3,247 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,752 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle2,233 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,748 (4%)
  • Bus or coach591 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle439 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car218 (0.5%)
  • Minibus151 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle113 (0.3%)
  • Other53 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Stafford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Stafford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stafford ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 136th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
112th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
133rdNorwich23,74928,4651854,895
134thBasildon23,49531,1222794,246
135thSouth Cambridgeshire23,38434,0857295,364
136thStafford (this area)23,37232,9054663,001
137thCambridge23,35726,6631174,228
138thYork23,09028,4972484,740
139thBedford22,89930,6743794,059

Accident hotspots in Stafford

Forebridge, Stafford, ST16 2HQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Stafford, with 824 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford from 1979 to 2025: 3,238, including 66 fatal and 380 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA343,2384,34566380
2ndM63,0435,19385302
3rdA5182,1323,09466312
4thA511,1611,76845182
5thA5139731,41715112
6thB50668991,21920106
7thA5198281,25224132
8thA4498161,08010113
9thA5206979211288
10thB50265307561380
11thA50135017001262
12thB5027426596856
13thB5405214303630
14thA5187203225012
15thA500137189108
16thB5029126179411
17thA53114173424
18thA52193142111
19thA5082117111
20thA525568107

Towns in Stafford

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 7,712.

Postcode districts in Stafford

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford from 1979 to 2025: 5,240.

Latest crashes in Stafford

Of the latest 24 crashes in Stafford, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity