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Stafford road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 2015, and 447 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2014 (346), and casualties fell from 479.

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

Collisions in 2015
322
Down 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
447
Down 7% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
8.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 2015

0.6% of collisions in Stafford in 2015 were fatal and 8.7% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious288.7%
  • Slight29291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious286.3%
  • Slight41793%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 322, down 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 322
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (10%)
  • Tuesday56 (17%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.5%)
  • February34 (11%)
  • March21 (6.5%)
  • April26 (8.1%)
  • May24 (7.5%)
  • June31 (9.6%)
  • July28 (8.7%)
  • August14 (4.3%)
  • September33 (10%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November21 (6.5%)
  • December32 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (5.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds259 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (66%)
  • Wet or damp96 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph141 (44%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph27 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph81 (25%)
  • 70 mph49 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (21%)
  • Roundabout27 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (72%)
  • Cyclist27 (6%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2049 (11%)
  • 21 to 2575 (17%)
  • 26 to 3578 (17%)
  • 36 to 4574 (17%)
  • 46 to 5573 (16%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 7515 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (68%)
  • Passenger115 (26%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car470 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle26 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 159th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stafford in 2015

Forebridge, Stafford, ST16 2HQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stafford in 2015, with 26 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 2015

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 2015: 54, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34546711
2ndM6467714
3rdA518253103
4thA51172601
5thA519172402
6thA513161902
7thB5066142201
8thA50136801
9thB50276801
10thA44951001
11thA5005600
12thB502651001
13thB54055700
14thA5204400
15thA502500
16thA51872201
17thB50292300
18thA50051300
19thA5211200

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 2015

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 115.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 2015

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 2015: 76.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years