Skip to main content
CrashStats

Stafford road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 95 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 2020, and 115 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 39% on 2019 (157), and casualties fell from 219.

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

Collisions in 2020
95
Down 39% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
115
Down 47% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 2020

1.1% of collisions in Stafford in 2020 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.1%
  • Serious1617%
  • Slight7882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious1715%
  • Slight9784%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 95, down 39% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 95
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (12%)
  • Tuesday16 (17%)
  • Wednesday8 (8.4%)
  • Thursday15 (16%)
  • Friday15 (16%)
  • Saturday16 (17%)
  • Sunday14 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5917 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (9.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (14%)
  • February6 (6.3%)
  • March5 (5.3%)
  • April4 (4.2%)
  • May6 (6.3%)
  • June8 (8.4%)
  • July11 (12%)
  • August3 (3.2%)
  • September14 (15%)
  • October11 (12%)
  • November6 (6.3%)
  • December8 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight68 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds81 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (9.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry68 (72%)
  • Wet or damp21 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (5.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph48 (51%)
  • 40 mph5 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph23 (24%)
  • 70 mph13 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway62 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (23%)
  • Roundabout9 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant67 (58%)
  • Cyclist16 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (13%)
  • Pedestrian15 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 206 (5.2%)
  • 21 to 259 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3522 (19%)
  • 36 to 4522 (19%)
  • 46 to 5520 (17%)
  • 56 to 6514 (12%)
  • 66 to 757 (6.1%)
  • Over 756 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider79 (69%)
  • Passenger21 (18%)
  • Pedestrian15 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car125 (69%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle14 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had fewer road collisions than 303 of them in 2020.

Collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
321st
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stafford in 2020

Forebridge, Stafford, ST16 2HQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stafford in 2020, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 2020

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 2020: 17, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34171804
2ndM6151903
3rdA518101302
4thA50134500
5thA514600
6thA5203400
7thA5132300
8thA5212200
9thB50262211
10thB50662200
11thA5191100
12thB50271100
13thB50291100
14thB54051100

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 2020

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 35.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 2020

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 2020: 31.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 2020, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2020.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years