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Stafford road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 2016, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2015 (322), and casualties rose from 447.

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

Collisions in 2016
361
Up 12% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
516
Up 15% on 2015
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 2016

1.9% of collisions in Stafford in 2016 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious4412%
  • Slight31086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious509.7%
  • Slight45989%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 361, up 12% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (15%)
  • Wednesday68 (19%)
  • Thursday65 (18%)
  • Friday62 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (11%)
  • Sunday32 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8%)
  • February30 (8.3%)
  • March30 (8.3%)
  • April23 (6.4%)
  • May30 (8.3%)
  • June21 (5.8%)
  • July33 (9.1%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September35 (9.7%)
  • October28 (7.8%)
  • November37 (10%)
  • December29 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (67%)
  • Wet or damp101 (28%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (40%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph33 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph97 (27%)
  • 70 mph61 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway234 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (24%)
  • Roundabout26 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2050 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (21%)
  • 36 to 4581 (16%)
  • 46 to 5576 (15%)
  • 56 to 6551 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5%)
  • Over 7521 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (68%)
  • Passenger129 (25%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (76%)
  • Motorcycle43 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 136th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stafford in 2016

Forebridge, Stafford, ST16 2HQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stafford in 2016, with 36 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 2016

The M6 had the most collisions in Stafford in 2016: 61, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6619403
2ndA34598015
3rdA518344725
4thB5066172311
5thA51152212
6thA513111901
7thA51991502
8thA44981401
9thA5208901
10thA501371001
11thB50264500
12thB50274500
13thB54054611
14thB50293600
15thA5002201
16thA51872201
17thA501100
18thA51821100

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 2016

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 118.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 2016

ST15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 2016: 81.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 2016, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years