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Stafford road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 2017, and 259 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 47% on 2016 (361), and casualties fell from 516.

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

Collisions in 2017
190
Down 47% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
259
Down 50% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 2017

1.1% of collisions in Stafford in 2017 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious2111%
  • Slight16788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious249.3%
  • Slight22988%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 190, down 47% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 190
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (18%)
  • Tuesday20 (11%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday26 (14%)
  • Friday31 (16%)
  • Saturday28 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.5%)
  • February22 (12%)
  • March23 (12%)
  • April11 (5.8%)
  • May16 (8.4%)
  • June16 (8.4%)
  • July17 (8.9%)
  • August16 (8.4%)
  • September15 (7.9%)
  • October15 (7.9%)
  • November14 (7.4%)
  • December7 (3.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (69%)
  • Wet or damp50 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (50%)
  • 40 mph16 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph16 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph38 (20%)
  • 70 mph25 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (23%)
  • Roundabout19 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (70%)
  • Cyclist34 (13%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2021 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2533 (13%)
  • 26 to 3552 (20%)
  • 36 to 4539 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (19%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.6%)
  • Over 757 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (70%)
  • Passenger59 (23%)
  • Pedestrian19 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car300 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle16 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 2017.

Collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stafford in 2017

Forebridge, Stafford, ST16 2HQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stafford in 2017, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 2017

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 2017: 36, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34364106
2ndM6274812
3rdA518212702
4thA4496801
5thA5136901
6thA5206701
7thA515510
8thB50665801
9thA5003300
10thA50133500
11thB50263300
12thB50273600
13thA5192200
14thB54052301
15thA51871100
16thA5211100
17thB50181100

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 2017

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 69.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 2017

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 2017: 41.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 2017, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years