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Stafford road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 491 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 2008, and 662 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2007 (523), and casualties fell from 753.

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

Collisions in 2008
491
Down 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
662
Down 12% on 2007
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 2008

1.8% of collisions in Stafford in 2008 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious5010%
  • Slight43288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious598.9%
  • Slight59490%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 491, down 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (19%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday78 (16%)
  • Thursday47 (9.6%)
  • Friday98 (20%)
  • Saturday60 (12%)
  • Sunday44 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.6%)
  • February49 (10%)
  • March35 (7.1%)
  • April31 (6.3%)
  • May34 (6.9%)
  • June34 (6.9%)
  • July30 (6.1%)
  • August34 (6.9%)
  • September52 (11%)
  • October48 (9.8%)
  • November45 (9.2%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (59%)
  • Wet or damp183 (37%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph219 (45%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph30 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph136 (28%)
  • 70 mph74 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (21%)
  • Roundabout34 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20123 (19%)
  • 21 to 2592 (14%)
  • 26 to 35120 (18%)
  • 36 to 45116 (18%)
  • 46 to 5568 (10%)
  • 56 to 6558 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.9%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider447 (68%)
  • Passenger166 (25%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car664 (73%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 116th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stafford in 2008

Forebridge, Stafford, ST16 2HQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stafford in 2008, with 43 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 2008

The M6 had the most collisions in Stafford in 2008: 72, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM67212427
2ndA34597526
3rdA518405006
4thA51264111
5thA519233704
6thA513192601
7thB5066171903
8thA449161801
9thB5026162201
10thA520131412
11thB5027111200
12thA501391210
13thA518781000
14thB540561110
15thA5004610
16thB50293300
17thA502200
18thA491100
19thA5211200
20thA5811100

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 2008

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 162.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 2008

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 2008: 117.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years