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Stafford road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 605 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 2004, and 869 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2003 (624), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2004
605
Down 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
869
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
5.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 2004

2% of collisions in Stafford in 2004 were fatal and 5.1% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious315.1%
  • Slight56293%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious354%
  • Slight82094%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 605, down 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (12%)
  • Tuesday84 (14%)
  • Wednesday99 (16%)
  • Thursday106 (18%)
  • Friday99 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (11%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.3%)
  • February50 (8.3%)
  • March42 (6.9%)
  • April42 (6.9%)
  • May56 (9.3%)
  • June60 (9.9%)
  • July51 (8.4%)
  • August48 (7.9%)
  • September57 (9.4%)
  • October54 (8.9%)
  • November52 (8.6%)
  • December49 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight447 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds477 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry353 (58%)
  • Wet or damp236 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph236 (39%)
  • 40 mph36 (6%)
  • 50 mph31 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph179 (30%)
  • 70 mph121 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway161 (27%)
  • Roundabout43 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant652 (75%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (6%)
  • Cyclist30 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4%)
  • 16 to 20142 (16%)
  • 21 to 25116 (13%)
  • 26 to 35148 (17%)
  • 36 to 45152 (17%)
  • 46 to 5587 (10%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.5%)
  • Over 7530 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider539 (62%)
  • Passenger274 (32%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car896 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle58 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 116th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stafford in 2004

Forebridge, Stafford, ST16 2HQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stafford in 2004, with 63 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 2004

The M6 had the most collisions in Stafford in 2004: 111, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM611118823
2ndA347810916
3rdA518589233
4thA51335103
5thA519243501
6thA449212702
7thA513192600
8thA520182511
9thB5066172410
10thB5026152511
11thA500121811
12thA5187111200
13thA501381600
14thB50276600
15thB54056601
16thA5213300
17thB50383300
18thA51001100

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 2004

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 201.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 2004

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 2004: 133.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 2004, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years