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Stafford road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 615 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 2001, and 887 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2000 (617), and casualties rose from 848.

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

Collisions in 2001
615
Level with 2000
Casualties in 2001
887
Up 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
7.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 2001

1.6% of collisions in Stafford in 2001 were fatal and 7.3% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious457.3%
  • Slight56091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious596.7%
  • Slight81892%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 615, level with 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (15%)
  • Tuesday86 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (13%)
  • Thursday108 (18%)
  • Friday93 (15%)
  • Saturday87 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.7%)
  • February40 (6.5%)
  • March45 (7.3%)
  • April52 (8.5%)
  • May54 (8.8%)
  • June51 (8.3%)
  • July36 (5.9%)
  • August52 (8.5%)
  • September53 (8.6%)
  • October71 (12%)
  • November65 (11%)
  • December55 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight463 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds527 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (12%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (61%)
  • Wet or damp223 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph264 (43%)
  • 40 mph37 (6%)
  • 50 mph28 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph194 (32%)
  • 70 mph92 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway427 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (22%)
  • Roundabout36 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant642 (72%)
  • Pedestrian70 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (6%)
  • Cyclist44 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1561 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20135 (15%)
  • 21 to 2597 (11%)
  • 26 to 35173 (20%)
  • 36 to 45137 (15%)
  • 46 to 5578 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.5%)
  • Over 7512 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded33 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider539 (61%)
  • Passenger278 (31%)
  • Pedestrian70 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car885 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle51 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stafford ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 124th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stafford in 2001

Forebridge, Stafford, ST16 2HQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stafford in 2001, with 69 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 2001

The M6 had the most collisions in Stafford in 2001: 83, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM683139010
2ndA347010225
3rdA518528713
4thB5066395313
5thA51376722
6thA519284502
7thA449273301
8thA513182302
9thA520152201
10thA5013111502
11thB5026111602
12thA5187101100
13thA52191402
14thB502781001
15thB54057900
16thA5006701
17thB50295600
18thA503400
19thA50052400
20thA51822300

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 2001

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 202.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 2001

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 2001: 150.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 2001, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years