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A5189 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 collisions on the A5189 from 1986 to 2025, with 601 casualties. Of those crashes, 7 were fatal and 34 serious, and 7 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 7 collisions on the A5189, up 17% from 6 in 2024, with 8 casualties.

Collisions since 1986
439
2,153rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
601
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
34
36 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
Up 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
Up 33% on 2024

Crash severity on the A5189

On the A5189, 1.6% of collisions were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1986 to 2025

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious347.7%
  • Slight39891%

Where the A5189 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,153rd
Most casualties
2,136th
Most fatal collisions
2,103rd
Most serious collisions
3,479th

A5189 accidents by year

Collisions on the A5189 peaked at 26 in 2001 and were down to 7 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A5189, 1986 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202578
202466
202378
202200
202123
202000
201955
201833
201711
20161822
20152029
20141524
20131117
20122329
20111829
20101119
20091617
20081620
20072330
20062431
20051319
20042131
20032028
20022125
20012641
20001723
19991524
19981323
19972129
1996510
199579
199456
199355
199245
199111
199078
198911
198878
198733
198611

When crashes happen on the A5189

Thursday has the most collisions on the A5189 (76), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (124).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (17%)
  • Friday59 (13%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am13 (3%)
  • 3am to 6am12 (2.7%)
  • 6am to 9am44 (10%)
  • 9am to noon52 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm76 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm124 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm73 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight45 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8%)
  • February40 (9.1%)
  • March32 (7.3%)
  • April43 (9.8%)
  • May35 (8%)
  • June35 (8%)
  • July32 (7.3%)
  • August34 (7.7%)
  • September39 (8.9%)
  • October40 (9.1%)
  • November29 (6.6%)
  • December45 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight298 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A5189 crashes

On the A5189, 83% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph365 (83%)
  • 40 mph73 (17%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (66%)
  • Wet or damp136 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (52%)
  • Roundabout154 (35%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A5189 crashes

Car occupants make up 67% of the people killed or injured on the A5189, followed by motorcyclists (11%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (11%)
  • Cyclist49 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car729 (79%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Other10 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2093 (15%)
  • 21 to 2581 (13%)
  • 26 to 35146 (24%)
  • 36 to 4585 (14%)
  • 46 to 5571 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.7%)
  • Over 7511 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (67%)
  • Passenger155 (26%)
  • Pedestrian41 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A5189

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A5189

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A5189 crashes by council area

Of the 439 collisions on the A5189, 436 were in East Staffordshire.

Collisions on the A5189 in each area, 1986 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Staffordshire436598733

A5189 crashes by town

Of the 439 collisions on the A5189, 335 were in the built-up area of Burton upon Trent.

Recent crashes on the A5189

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A5189, from 28 September 2019 to 27 December 2025.

Severity