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ST20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 856 road traffic collisions in the ST20 postcode district, Stafford, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 132 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
856
2,258th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,188
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
17 people killed
Serious collisions
132
163 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for ST20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious13215%
  • Slight70783%

What the data shows

  • ST20 had 68 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 142 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in ST20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 95 children under 16 were killed or injured in ST20, 8.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 51% of collisions in ST20.

Where ST20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,258th
Most casualties
2,256th
Most fatal collisions
2,230th
Most serious collisions
2,386th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (13%)
  • Tuesday99 (12%)
  • Wednesday126 (15%)
  • Thursday119 (14%)
  • Friday158 (18%)
  • Saturday125 (15%)
  • Sunday114 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight651 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting138 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway841 (98%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph232 (27%)
  • 40 mph56 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph534 (62%)
  • 70 mph27 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds624 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds148 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant862 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (11%)
  • Cyclist59 (5%)
  • Pedestrian49 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant48 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ST20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ST20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ST20 peaked at 31 in 1988; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202588
20241112
2023710
202223
202157
202035
2019811
2018910
201756
20161016
2015913
20141523
20131315
20121213
20111214
20101624
20091012
20081719
20072435
20061427
20051014
20042634
20031516
20022435
20012333
20002227
19992938
19982332
19972534
19962229
19952234
19942739
19932431
19922946
19912736
19902130
19892433
19883141
19872946
19863143
19852127
19841929
19832236
19822833
19812026
19802434
19792849

Map of recent crashes in ST20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ST20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ST20

The 24 most recent collisions in ST20 happened between 24 May 2023 and 3 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ST20

The A518 has the most collisions in ST20, 260 of 856 (30%), followed by the A519 (111).

Collisions in ST20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA518260391845
2ndA519111162218
3rdB5405106141517

Council areas covering ST20

Collisions in ST20 were recorded in 2 council areas. Stafford has 848 of 856 (99%).

Collisions in ST20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStafford8481,18017129
2ndSouth Staffordshire4402

Town in ST20

Of the 856 collisions in ST20, 102 (12%) were in Gnosall Heath.