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Stafford road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 2009, and 604 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2008 (491), and casualties fell from 662.

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

Collisions in 2009
434
Down 12% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
604
Down 9% on 2008
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
6.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 2009

1.8% of collisions in Stafford in 2009 were fatal and 6.9% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious306.9%
  • Slight39691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious376.1%
  • Slight55892%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 434, down 12% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday80 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.6%)
  • February30 (6.9%)
  • March36 (8.3%)
  • April39 (9%)
  • May30 (6.9%)
  • June32 (7.4%)
  • July26 (6%)
  • August45 (10%)
  • September34 (7.8%)
  • October36 (8.3%)
  • November51 (12%)
  • December42 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (58%)
  • Wet or damp154 (35%)
  • Frost or ice23 (5.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph177 (41%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph37 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph127 (29%)
  • 70 mph67 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (21%)
  • Roundabout26 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant448 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2088 (15%)
  • 21 to 2583 (14%)
  • 26 to 35107 (18%)
  • 36 to 45105 (17%)
  • 46 to 5576 (13%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4%)
  • Over 7518 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (69%)
  • Passenger147 (24%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car619 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Stafford ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 132nd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stafford in 2009

Forebridge, Stafford, ST16 2HQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stafford in 2009, with 32 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 2009

The M6 had the most collisions in Stafford in 2009: 66, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM66611314
2ndA34557212
3rdA518425925
4thA513222913
5thA51202802
6thA520203022
7thA449161800
8thA519162500
9thA5013101600
10thB5066101500
11thB50268800
12thB502781012
13thA5007800
14thB54054400
15thA503300
16thA51873300
17thA5213300
18thB50293300
19thB50381100

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 2009

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 136.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 2009

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 2009: 99.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 2009, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years