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Barlaston road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 150 road traffic collisions in Barlaston, Stafford, from 1979 to 2025, and 196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 17 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
150
2,271st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
196
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
17
19 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Barlaston

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious1711%
  • Slight13288%

What the data shows

  • Barlaston had 7 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 73% fewer than the 26 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 12% of collisions in Barlaston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 20 children under 16 were killed or injured in Barlaston, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in Barlaston.

Where Barlaston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,271st
Most casualties
2,300th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,788th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (16%)
  • Wednesday19 (13%)
  • Thursday19 (13%)
  • Friday30 (20%)
  • Saturday18 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight109 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway146 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph135 (90%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph13 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds113 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant122 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (14%)
  • Pedestrian24 (12%)
  • Cyclist15 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Barlaston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barlaston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Barlaston peaked at 10 in 1988; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202524
202400
202300
202211
202100
202000
201900
201811
201722
201611
201500
201423
201356
201222
201122
201011
200900
200836
200769
200656
200537
200422
200333
200234
200122
200000
199922
199867
199722
199646
199522
199467
199366
199223
199189
1990913
198956
19881014
1987412
198678
198544
198445
198344
198267
198167
198023
197957

Map of recent crashes in Barlaston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Barlaston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Barlaston

The 24 most recent collisions in Barlaston happened between 27 October 2007 and 10 July 2025.

Severity

Council areas covering Barlaston

Collisions in Barlaston were recorded in 2 council areas. Stafford has 146 of 150 (97%).

Collisions in Barlaston by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStafford146189115
2ndStoke-on-Trent4702

Postcode district for Barlaston

All 150 collisions in Barlaston were in the ST12 postcode district.