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ST21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,247 road traffic collisions in the ST21 postcode district, Stafford, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,778 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 210 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,247
2,094th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,778
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
24
24 people killed
Serious collisions
210
264 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for ST21

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal241.9%
  • Serious21017%
  • Slight1,01381%

What the data shows

  • ST21 had 69 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 71% fewer than the 236 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in ST21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 114 children under 16 were killed or injured in ST21, 6.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 51% of collisions in ST21.

Where ST21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,094th
Most casualties
2,079th
Most fatal collisions
2,033rd
Most serious collisions
2,212th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (13%)
  • Tuesday170 (14%)
  • Wednesday195 (16%)
  • Thursday170 (14%)
  • Friday225 (18%)
  • Saturday160 (13%)
  • Sunday161 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight908 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting260 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,217 (98%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph225 (18%)
  • 40 mph44 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph38 (3%)
  • 60 mph886 (71%)
  • 70 mph54 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds919 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds205 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist19 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other37 (3%)
  • Not recorded13 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,308 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist195 (11%)
  • Pedestrian71 (4%)
  • Cyclist67 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant59 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)43 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ST21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ST21, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ST21 peaked at 47 in 1996; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025913
20241217
202344
202244
202144
202056
201968
201845
201767
20161519
20151724
20141620
20131317
20122839
20111722
20102126
20092738
20083647
20073448
20062738
20052841
20042230
20033758
20023547
20014056
20003146
19993752
19983658
19972843
19964759
19953544
19943852
19934457
19923147
19912835
19903857
19894370
19883138
19872331
19862837
19853667
19843852
19834161
19823254
19813969
19804258
19793453

Map of recent crashes in ST21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ST21

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ST21

The 24 most recent collisions in ST21 happened between 25 June 2023 and 25 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ST21

The A519 has the most collisions in ST21, 425 of 1,247 (34%), followed by the B5026 (320).

Collisions in ST21 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA519425625872
2ndB5026320462648
3rdA5013144197419
4thA5178108322
5thA5133401

Council areas covering ST21

Collisions in ST21 were recorded in 2 council areas. Stafford has 1,242 of 1,247 (99.6%).

Collisions in ST21 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStafford1,2421,77224209
2ndNewcastle-under-Lyme4501

Town in ST21

Of the 1,247 collisions in ST21, 179 (14%) were in Eccleshall.