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Stafford road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 2019, and 219 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2018 (174), and casualties fell from 258.

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

Collisions in 2019
157
Down 10% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
219
Down 15% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 2019

1.9% of collisions in Stafford in 2019 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious3220%
  • Slight12278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3717%
  • Slight17982%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 157, down 10% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 157
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (11%)
  • Tuesday27 (17%)
  • Wednesday22 (14%)
  • Thursday25 (16%)
  • Friday28 (18%)
  • Saturday25 (16%)
  • Sunday13 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.3%)
  • February12 (7.6%)
  • March15 (9.6%)
  • April14 (8.9%)
  • May9 (5.7%)
  • June16 (10%)
  • July17 (11%)
  • August16 (10%)
  • September14 (8.9%)
  • October12 (7.6%)
  • November10 (6.4%)
  • December9 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (67%)
  • Wet or damp46 (29%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph65 (41%)
  • 40 mph16 (10%)
  • 50 mph10 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph46 (29%)
  • 70 mph20 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (22%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant153 (70%)
  • Pedestrian22 (10%)
  • Cyclist14 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5%)
  • 16 to 2022 (10%)
  • 21 to 2525 (11%)
  • 26 to 3539 (18%)
  • 36 to 4528 (13%)
  • 46 to 5537 (17%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.5%)
  • Over 759 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (69%)
  • Passenger45 (21%)
  • Pedestrian22 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car218 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle14 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2019.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stafford in 2019

Manor, Stafford, ST17 9ZE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stafford in 2019, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 2019

The M6 had the most collisions in Stafford in 2019: 22, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6223403
2ndA34192904
3rdA518172317
4thB5066111501
5thA516800
6thA5196803
7thA4494802
8thA5133400
9thB50263302
10thB50273400
11thA50132200
12thA5202200
13thA51821200
14thB50381100
15thB54051101

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 2019

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 45.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 2019

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 2019: 33.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years