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Stafford road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 523 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 2007, and 753 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2006 (577), and casualties fell from 841.

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

Collisions in 2007
523
Down 9% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
753
Down 10% on 2006
Fatal collisions
16
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
5.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 2007

3.1% of collisions in Stafford in 2007 were fatal and 5.7% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious305.7%
  • Slight47791%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious395.2%
  • Slight69893%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 523, down 9% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (14%)
  • Tuesday95 (18%)
  • Wednesday71 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday80 (15%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.1%)
  • February57 (11%)
  • March43 (8.2%)
  • April36 (6.9%)
  • May42 (8%)
  • June53 (10%)
  • July45 (8.6%)
  • August37 (7.1%)
  • September37 (7.1%)
  • October44 (8.4%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December42 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds410 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (58%)
  • Wet or damp205 (39%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph225 (43%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph27 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph161 (31%)
  • 70 mph76 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (21%)
  • Roundabout39 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant543 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian43 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4%)
  • 16 to 20114 (15%)
  • 21 to 2592 (12%)
  • 26 to 35162 (22%)
  • 36 to 45119 (16%)
  • 46 to 5579 (10%)
  • 56 to 6566 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded32 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider499 (66%)
  • Passenger211 (28%)
  • Pedestrian43 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car760 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 116th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stafford in 2007

Forebridge, Stafford, ST16 2HQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stafford in 2007, with 55 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 2007

The M6 had the most collisions in Stafford in 2007: 72, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM67213524
2ndA34628410
3rdA518619225
4thA513223220
5thB5026213202
6thB5066202511
7thA51182401
8thA519182510
9thA449141702
10thA520121311
11thA5013111401
12thB5027101802
13thA51878901
14thB540561300
15thB50295610
16thA5004410
17thA503500
18thA5212300
19thB50062302
20thA4991100

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 2007

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 171.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 2007

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 2007: 125.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years