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Barton-under-Needwood road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 151 road traffic collisions in Barton-under-Needwood, East Staffordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 27 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
151
2,263rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
202
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
27
36 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Barton-under-Needwood

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious2718%
  • Slight12281%

What the data shows

  • Barton-under-Needwood had 13 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 17 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Barton-under-Needwood were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Barton-under-Needwood are between 6pm and 9pm, with 22% of collisions.
  • 46 children under 16 were killed or injured in Barton-under-Needwood, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Barton-under-Needwood ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,263rd
Most casualties
2,253rd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,450th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (19%)
  • Tuesday17 (11%)
  • Wednesday19 (13%)
  • Thursday19 (13%)
  • Friday31 (21%)
  • Saturday21 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight112 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph144 (95%)
  • 60 mph6 (4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds114 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant89 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (20%)
  • Pedestrian38 (19%)
  • Cyclist24 (12%)
  • Van occupant6 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Barton-under-Needwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Barton-under-Needwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Barton-under-Needwood peaked at 10 in 1983; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202411
202300
202200
202100
202000
201900
201835
201734
201633
201511
201422
201314
201222
201111
201022
200911
200822
200736
200622
200533
200422
200322
200233
200123
200044
199922
199822
199755
1996510
199544
199423
199344
199257
199111
199025
198947
1988610
198733
198667
198546
198466
19831021
1982814
1981910
19801012
197977

Map of recent crashes in Barton-under-Needwood

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Barton-under-Needwood

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Barton-under-Needwood

The 24 most recent collisions in Barton-under-Needwood happened between 10 July 2008 and 27 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Barton-under-Needwood

Of the 151 collisions in Barton-under-Needwood, 71 were on the B5016.

Collisions in Barton-under-Needwood on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB501671109115

Council area for Barton-under-Needwood

Barton-under-Needwood is in East Staffordshire, where police recorded 18,709 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Barton-under-Needwood accounts for 0.8% of them.

Postcode district for Barton-under-Needwood

All 151 collisions in Barton-under-Needwood were in the DE13 postcode district.