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Cold Norton (Stafford) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 107 road traffic collisions in Cold Norton, Stafford, from 1979 to 2025, and 168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
107
2,740th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
168
1.57 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
9
11 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Cold Norton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious98.4%
  • Slight9690%

What the data shows

  • Cold Norton had 13 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 20 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 10% of collisions in Cold Norton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Cold Norton are between noon and 3pm, with 21% of collisions.
  • 14 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cold Norton, 8.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Cold Norton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,740th
Most casualties
2,525th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,849th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (18%)
  • Wednesday12 (11%)
  • Thursday14 (13%)
  • Friday16 (15%)
  • Saturday16 (15%)
  • Sunday16 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight70 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway95 (89%)
  • Single carriageway8 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph8 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph93 (87%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds85 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant146 (87%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cold Norton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cold Norton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cold Norton peaked at 7 in 1998; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202400
202323
202200
202123
202000
201911
201811
201711
201633
201515
201411
201344
201211
201100
201023
200933
200833
2007311
200622
200512
200445
200344
200211
200145
200066
199946
1998718
199733
199611
199537
199455
199324
199222
199123
199011
198911
198846
198714
198624
198511
198412
198336
198223
198100
1980715
197925

Map of recent crashes in Cold Norton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cold Norton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cold Norton

The 24 most recent collisions in Cold Norton happened between 15 April 2009 and 1 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cold Norton

The M6 has the most collisions in Cold Norton, 99 of 107 (93%), followed by the B5026 (7).

Collisions in Cold Norton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM69916019
2ndB50267710

Council area for Cold Norton

Cold Norton is in Stafford, where police recorded 23,372 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Cold Norton accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode district for Cold Norton

All 107 collisions in Cold Norton were in the ST15 postcode district.