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ST17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,901 road traffic collisions in the ST17 postcode district, Stafford, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 61 were fatal and 617 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 40 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (41).

Collisions since 1979
4,901
589th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,616
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
61
66 people killed
Serious collisions
617
719 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
40
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
54
Up 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ST17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal611.2%
  • Serious61713%
  • Slight4,22386%

What the data shows

  • ST17 had 335 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 63% fewer than the 917 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in ST17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 866 children under 16 were killed or injured in ST17, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in ST17.

Where ST17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
589th
Most casualties
559th
Most fatal collisions
903rd
Most serious collisions
1,155th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday690 (14%)
  • Tuesday721 (15%)
  • Wednesday710 (14%)
  • Thursday766 (16%)
  • Friday777 (16%)
  • Saturday680 (14%)
  • Sunday557 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,577 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit893 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting356 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown48 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,023 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway537 (11%)
  • Roundabout267 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph3,141 (64%)
  • 40 mph386 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph825 (17%)
  • 70 mph509 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,807 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds729 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds64 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds50 (1%)
  • Fog or mist40 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds34 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.2%)
  • Other120 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded47 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,024 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist802 (12%)
  • Pedestrian733 (11%)
  • Cyclist636 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant108 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant106 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)88 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant44 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant37 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ST17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ST17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ST17 peaked at 159 in 1992; 2025 had 40.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 40
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254054
20244147
20232122
20221215
20211419
20201618
20193241
20184266
20174869
20166993
20157293
201484114
201383110
201282124
20117391
201087113
200994114
2008106131
2007117161
2006119153
2005133189
2004131175
2003127162
2002116170
2001117158
2000130174
1999114152
1998123168
1997122195
1996132183
1995123193
1994128169
1993155220
1992159219
1991140182
1990157206
1989156204
1988149202
1987130177
1986137189
1985139189
1984143194
1983144184
1982149204
1981128159
1980138176
1979129175

Map of recent crashes in ST17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ST17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ST17

The 24 most recent collisions in ST17 happened between 7 April and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ST17

The A34 has the most collisions in ST17, 1,011 of 4,901 (21%), followed by the A449 (813).

Collisions in ST17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA341,0111,39610110
2ndA4498131,07710114
3rdA513507735969
4thM64697641045
5thA51167221322
6thA518129181318

Council areas covering ST17

Collisions in ST17 were recorded in 4 council areas. Stafford has 4,503 of 4,901 (92%).

Collisions in ST17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStafford4,5036,02656548
2ndSouth Staffordshire376556566
3rdCannock Chase162502
4thNewcastle-under-Lyme3400

Towns in ST17

Collisions in ST17 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Stafford (3,103) and Milford, Stafford (125).