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Stafford road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 2014, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2013 (365), and casualties fell from 494.

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

Collisions in 2014
346
Down 5% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
479
Down 3% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
6.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 2014

0.9% of collisions in Stafford in 2014 were fatal and 6.4% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious226.4%
  • Slight32193%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious285.8%
  • Slight44894%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 346, down 5% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 346
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday65 (19%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (11%)
  • February31 (9%)
  • March23 (6.6%)
  • April29 (8.4%)
  • May27 (7.8%)
  • June30 (8.7%)
  • July25 (7.2%)
  • August27 (7.8%)
  • September26 (7.5%)
  • October26 (7.5%)
  • November29 (8.4%)
  • December35 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (60%)
  • Wet or damp123 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph160 (46%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph24 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph97 (28%)
  • 70 mph43 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (19%)
  • Roundabout29 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (69%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2053 (11%)
  • 21 to 2581 (17%)
  • 26 to 3579 (16%)
  • 36 to 4565 (14%)
  • 46 to 5583 (17%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.6%)
  • Over 7515 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (67%)
  • Passenger112 (23%)
  • Pedestrian45 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (76%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 159th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stafford in 2014

Forebridge, Stafford, ST16 2HQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stafford in 2014, with 34 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 2014

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 2014: 47, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34476002
2ndM6436403
3rdA518304013
4thA513222700
5thA449131402
6thA519131510
7thA520111301
8thA51101701
9thA501391101
10thB506691101
11thB502681101
12thB502771301
13thA51876900
14thA5005600
15thB502951000
16thB54055910
17thA4602300
18thB50382500
19thA381201
20thA501401

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 2014

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 127.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 2014

ST17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 2014: 79.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 2014, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Stafford road accidents in other years