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Stafford road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 610 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 2005, and 849 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2004 (605), and casualties fell from 869.

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

Collisions in 2005
610
Up 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
849
Down 2% on 2004
Fatal collisions
11
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 2005

1.8% of collisions in Stafford in 2005 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious599.7%
  • Slight54089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious708.2%
  • Slight76690%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 610, up 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (13%)
  • Tuesday74 (12%)
  • Wednesday99 (16%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday108 (18%)
  • Saturday81 (13%)
  • Sunday77 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.7%)
  • February47 (7.7%)
  • March50 (8.2%)
  • April53 (8.7%)
  • May60 (9.8%)
  • June55 (9%)
  • July47 (7.7%)
  • August48 (7.9%)
  • September51 (8.4%)
  • October51 (8.4%)
  • November61 (10%)
  • December46 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight442 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds474 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry393 (64%)
  • Wet or damp203 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph263 (43%)
  • 40 mph37 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph32 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph178 (29%)
  • 70 mph100 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (22%)
  • Roundabout41 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant633 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian55 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist42 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20130 (15%)
  • 21 to 25141 (17%)
  • 26 to 35139 (16%)
  • 36 to 45148 (17%)
  • 46 to 5596 (11%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.5%)
  • Over 7523 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded44 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider568 (67%)
  • Passenger226 (27%)
  • Pedestrian55 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car857 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle66 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 103rd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Stafford in 2005

Forebridge, Stafford, ST16 2HQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stafford in 2005, with 62 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 2005

The M6 had the most collisions in Stafford in 2005: 96, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM69615316
2ndA347811412
3rdA518557135
4thB5066344503
5thA51253203
6thA513253914
7thA449243602
8thA520212806
9thA519193002
10thB5026171903
11thA5013152310
12thB5027111211
13thA51878800
14thB502981011
15thB540571001
16thA5216601
17thA5005700
18thA503301
19thA491100
20thA521100

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 2005

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 200.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 2005

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 2005: 140.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years