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Stafford road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 624 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 2003, and 869 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2002 (565), and casualties rose from 824.

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

Collisions in 2003
624
Up 10% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
869
Up 5% on 2002
Fatal collisions
11
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 2003

1.8% of collisions in Stafford in 2003 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious6410%
  • Slight54988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious819.3%
  • Slight77789%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 624, up 10% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (14%)
  • Tuesday97 (16%)
  • Wednesday89 (14%)
  • Thursday90 (14%)
  • Friday95 (15%)
  • Saturday93 (15%)
  • Sunday73 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8%)
  • February48 (7.7%)
  • March47 (7.5%)
  • April52 (8.3%)
  • May50 (8%)
  • June50 (8%)
  • July40 (6.4%)
  • August56 (9%)
  • September57 (9.1%)
  • October65 (10%)
  • November60 (9.6%)
  • December49 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight448 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds518 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry397 (64%)
  • Wet or damp203 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph263 (42%)
  • 40 mph53 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph42 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph177 (28%)
  • 70 mph88 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (24%)
  • Roundabout48 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant600 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20118 (14%)
  • 21 to 25114 (13%)
  • 26 to 35152 (17%)
  • 36 to 45146 (17%)
  • 46 to 55102 (12%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.9%)
  • Over 7528 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider567 (65%)
  • Passenger236 (27%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car856 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes93 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle73 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 111th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stafford in 2003

Forebridge, Stafford, ST16 2HQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stafford in 2003, with 56 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 2003

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 2003: 100, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3410013116
2ndM68714139
3rdA518556518
4thA519315009
5thA51264204
6thA520263302
7thA513213822
8thA449172105
9thB5026172904
10thB5066153100
11thB5027131900
12thA5187111303
13thA50091310
14thA50137901
15thA52171300
16thB540571000
17thB50295601
18thA504410
19thB50451100

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 2003

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 194.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 2003

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 2003: 136.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years