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Stafford road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 2025, and 257 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2024 (227), and casualties fell from 291.

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

Collisions in 2025
193
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
257
Down 12% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 2025

1.6% of collisions in Stafford in 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious4925%
  • Slight14173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious5923%
  • Slight19576%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 193, down 15% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 193
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday30 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (19%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday21 (11%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.8%)
  • February13 (6.7%)
  • March21 (11%)
  • April18 (9.3%)
  • May14 (7.3%)
  • June14 (7.3%)
  • July15 (7.8%)
  • August15 (7.8%)
  • September18 (9.3%)
  • October17 (8.8%)
  • November20 (10%)
  • December11 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (9.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (68%)
  • Wet or damp46 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (7.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph94 (49%)
  • 40 mph23 (12%)
  • 50 mph16 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph31 (16%)
  • 70 mph26 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (25%)
  • Roundabout16 (8.3%)
  • 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 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (66%)
  • Pedestrian31 (12%)
  • Cyclist22 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2031 (12%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3542 (16%)
  • 36 to 4541 (16%)
  • 46 to 5529 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (12%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.4%)
  • Over 7517 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (69%)
  • Passenger49 (19%)
  • Pedestrian31 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car260 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle17 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 2025.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Stafford in 2025

Forebridge, Stafford, ST16 2HQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Stafford in 2025, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 2025

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 2025: 30, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34303808
2ndM6263203
3rdA518161803
4thA5191824
5thA4497902
6thA5135601
7thA5195602
8thA5205501
9thB50665900
10thB54054502
11thB50263411
12thA502200
13thA50132300
14thB50272501
15thA5001200
16thA5211100
17thB50291100

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 2025

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 69.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 2025

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 2025: 50.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 2025, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years