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Stafford road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 617 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 2000, and 848 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1999 (667), and casualties fell from 943.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 23,372 collisions in Stafford.

Collisions in 2000
617
Down 7% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
848
Down 10% on 1999
Fatal collisions
12
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
7% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 2000

1.9% of collisions in Stafford in 2000 were fatal and 7% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious437%
  • Slight56291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious516%
  • Slight78593%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 617, down 7% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (16%)
  • Tuesday93 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (10%)
  • Thursday87 (14%)
  • Friday126 (20%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.3%)
  • February52 (8.4%)
  • March42 (6.8%)
  • April45 (7.3%)
  • May54 (8.8%)
  • June45 (7.3%)
  • July48 (7.8%)
  • August48 (7.8%)
  • September60 (9.7%)
  • October59 (9.6%)
  • November63 (10%)
  • December56 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight458 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds480 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (56%)
  • Wet or damp244 (40%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.6%)
  • Mud3 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph268 (43%)
  • 40 mph33 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph23 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph196 (32%)
  • 70 mph96 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (23%)
  • Roundabout44 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant620 (73%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20121 (14%)
  • 21 to 2584 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35177 (21%)
  • 36 to 45146 (17%)
  • 46 to 5591 (11%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.2%)
  • Over 7530 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded30 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider542 (64%)
  • Passenger238 (28%)
  • Pedestrian68 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car916 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle49 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Stafford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stafford ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 125th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 2000

The M6 had the most collisions in Stafford in 2000: 93, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM693140110
2ndA34759802
3rdA518557023
4thA51374624
5thA519324532
6thA513295014
7thB5066293721
8thA520253104
9thA449232901
10thB5026142101
11thA5013111200
12thB502791200
13thB540581001
14thA5061200
15thA51875600
16thA5004600
17thB50294501
18thA5212300
19thB50382300
20thA50051100

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 2000

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 194.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 2000

ST15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 2000: 138.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years