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Stafford road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 577 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 2006, and 841 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2005 (610), and casualties fell from 849.

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

Collisions in 2006
577
Down 5% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
841
Down 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
14
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
6.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 2006

2.4% of collisions in Stafford in 2006 were fatal and 6.8% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious396.8%
  • Slight52491%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious505.9%
  • Slight77692%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 2006 is highlighted, with 577, down 5% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (11%)
  • Tuesday88 (15%)
  • Wednesday101 (18%)
  • Thursday83 (14%)
  • Friday89 (15%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.7%)
  • February50 (8.7%)
  • March42 (7.3%)
  • April34 (5.9%)
  • May58 (10%)
  • June39 (6.8%)
  • July44 (7.6%)
  • August51 (8.8%)
  • September48 (8.3%)
  • October52 (9%)
  • November52 (9%)
  • December57 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight409 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds440 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (60%)
  • Wet or damp218 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph238 (41%)
  • 40 mph37 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph32 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph183 (32%)
  • 70 mph87 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (21%)
  • Roundabout42 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant639 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (7%)
  • Pedestrian52 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist24 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20162 (19%)
  • 21 to 25123 (15%)
  • 26 to 35135 (16%)
  • 36 to 45142 (17%)
  • 46 to 5590 (11%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2%)
  • Over 7527 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded44 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider553 (66%)
  • Passenger236 (28%)
  • Pedestrian52 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car837 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle62 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stafford ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 108th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stafford in 2006

Forebridge, Stafford, ST16 2HQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stafford in 2006, with 57 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 2006

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 2006: 95, including 4 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA349512344
2ndM68415224
3rdA518517732
4thA51254104
5thA513223101
6thA519224122
7thB5066222811
8thA449213103
9thA5013182602
10thA520131801
11thB5026131704
12thB5027131910
13thA51877800
14thB54054800
15thA503401
16thA50053400
17thA5213600
18thB50292400
19thA5001100
20thA51821100

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 2006

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 182.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 2006

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 2006: 122.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 2006, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Stafford road accidents in other years