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ST18 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,603 road traffic collisions in the ST18 postcode district, Stafford, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,007 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 128 were fatal and 627 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, down 30% on 2024 (47).

Collisions since 1979
4,603
676th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,007
1.52 per collision
Fatal collisions
128
145 people killed
Serious collisions
627
817 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Down 30% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
49
Down 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ST18

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1282.8%
  • Serious62714%
  • Slight3,84884%

What the data shows

  • ST18 had 363 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 56% fewer than the 818 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in ST18 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 526 children under 16 were killed or injured in ST18, 7.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in ST18.

Where ST18 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
676th
Most casualties
478th
Most fatal collisions
128th
Most serious collisions
1,132nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday602 (13%)
  • Tuesday630 (14%)
  • Wednesday660 (14%)
  • Thursday693 (15%)
  • Friday838 (18%)
  • Saturday630 (14%)
  • Sunday550 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,368 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting959 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit226 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,196 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway1,284 (28%)
  • Roundabout78 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph576 (13%)
  • 40 mph340 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph154 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph2,347 (51%)
  • 70 mph1,183 (26%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,482 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds700 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds91 (2%)
  • Fog or mist66 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds66 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds42 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.2%)
  • Other118 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,378 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist561 (8%)
  • Van occupant251 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist226 (3.2%)
  • Pedestrian212 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)177 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant69 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant36 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ST18 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ST18, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ST18 peaked at 162 in 1997; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253349
20244764
20231930
20221924
20212732
20202129
20193654
20184063
20173760
201684135
20155679
20145779
20136792
201272109
201186124
201083121
200983131
200896141
200797143
2006121186
2005119168
2004114187
2003116168
2002116185
2001141226
2000113171
1999146218
1998156236
1997162229
1996160247
1995116182
1994133203
1993150218
1992137222
1991149237
1990152211
1989106159
1988115185
198799165
1986114173
1985115168
1984111173
1983122206
1982119193
1981128191
198088145
1979125196

Map of recent crashes in ST18

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ST18

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ST18

The 24 most recent collisions in ST18 happened between 20 March and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ST18

The M6 has the most collisions in ST18, 862 of 4,603 (19%), followed by the A518 (814).

Collisions in ST18 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM68621,5451594
2ndA5188141,30145132
3rdA515788682281
4thB50662212971021
5thA34203312942
6thA5013189284724
7thA449136202421
8thA513136192320
9thB5405108162113
10thB5027587827
11thB50135601

Council areas covering ST18

Collisions in ST18 were recorded in 6 council areas. Stafford has 4,133 of 4,603 (90%).

Collisions in ST18 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStafford4,1336,258121566
2ndSouth Staffordshire428687556
3rdEast Staffordshire263313
4thCannock Chase61211
5thStaffordshire Moorlands61001
6thNewcastle-under-Lyme3600

Towns in ST18

Collisions in ST18 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Stafford (240) and Little Haywood (56).