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DE15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,398 road traffic collisions in the DE15 postcode district, East Staffordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 521 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, up from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,398
1,134th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,421
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
47
49 people killed
Serious collisions
521
585 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
34
Up 62% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DE15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal471.4%
  • Serious52115%
  • Slight2,83083%

What the data shows

  • DE15 had 265 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 56% fewer than the 603 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in DE15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 739 children under 16 were killed or injured in DE15, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in DE15.

Where DE15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,134th
Most casualties
1,181st
Most fatal collisions
1,276th
Most serious collisions
1,430th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday455 (13%)
  • Tuesday481 (14%)
  • Wednesday529 (16%)
  • Thursday540 (16%)
  • Friday551 (16%)
  • Saturday499 (15%)
  • Sunday343 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,446 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit789 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting110 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,171 (93%)
  • Roundabout149 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2,576 (76%)
  • 40 mph316 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph72 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph428 (13%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,678 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds443 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds57 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (1%)
  • Fog or mist31 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other75 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded47 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,371 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist702 (16%)
  • Pedestrian619 (14%)
  • Cyclist459 (10%)
  • Van occupant88 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant61 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DE15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DE15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DE15 peaked at 118 in 1980; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252934
20241821
20232432
20221523
20212943
20201517
20192941
20182125
20172943
20165673
20154763
20145775
20135170
20125878
20115078
20105672
20095775
20087284
20076576
200690118
200592130
200478108
20038198
2002101131
200195128
200089115
199990131
199896115
199791124
199695141
199580104
199490125
199394114
19928699
199189104
1990109131
198988117
198886120
198785118
198692109
198599121
1984105129
1983110128
1982106150
198191118
1980118153
197994119

Map of recent crashes in DE15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DE15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DE15

The 24 most recent collisions in DE15 happened between 18 March and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DE15

The A444 has the most collisions in DE15, 751 of 3,398 (22%), followed by the A50 (302).

Collisions in DE15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4447519667100
2ndA503024121159
3rdA511287403333
4thB5008177238336
5thA51898511831
6thB5353354606

Council areas covering DE15

Collisions in DE15 were recorded in 4 council areas. East Staffordshire has 2,483 of 3,398 (73%).

Collisions in DE15 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Staffordshire2,4833,07819327
2ndSouth Derbyshire9031,32428192
3rdTamworth4601
4thDerbyshire Dales3700

Towns in DE15

Collisions in DE15 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Burton upon Trent (2,373) and Swadlincote (126).