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Stafford road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 565 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 2002, and 824 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2001 (615), and casualties fell from 887.

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

Collisions in 2002
565
Down 8% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
824
Down 7% on 2001
Fatal collisions
13
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
7.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 2002

2.3% of collisions in Stafford in 2002 were fatal and 7.1% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious407.1%
  • Slight51291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious506.1%
  • Slight75992%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 565, down 8% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (12%)
  • Tuesday84 (15%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday92 (16%)
  • Friday95 (17%)
  • Saturday82 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.4%)
  • February38 (6.7%)
  • March38 (6.7%)
  • April49 (8.7%)
  • May51 (9%)
  • June42 (7.4%)
  • July47 (8.3%)
  • August36 (6.4%)
  • September43 (7.6%)
  • October71 (13%)
  • November53 (9.4%)
  • December55 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight409 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds451 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry334 (59%)
  • Wet or damp223 (39%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph234 (41%)
  • 40 mph46 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph46 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph159 (28%)
  • 70 mph78 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (21%)
  • Roundabout47 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant620 (75%)
  • Pedestrian54 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist32 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20141 (17%)
  • 21 to 2597 (12%)
  • 26 to 35157 (19%)
  • 36 to 45126 (15%)
  • 46 to 5594 (11%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.8%)
  • Over 7526 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider521 (63%)
  • Passenger249 (30%)
  • Pedestrian54 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car816 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle44 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 131st most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stafford in 2002

Forebridge, Stafford, ST16 2HQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stafford in 2002, with 48 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 2002

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 2002: 78, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA347811117
2ndM67711722
3rdA518579714
4thA51396921
5thA519253611
6thA520254304
7thA513233613
8thB5066233712
9thA449212502
10thA5013141811
11thB502691300
12thA518781000
13thB54057801
14thA52141000
15thA503300
16thA5003400
17thB50293501
18thA51822200
19thB50272301
20thA50051100

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 2002

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 182.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 2002

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 2002: 124.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 2002, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years