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Featherstone (South Staffordshire) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Featherstone, South Staffordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 36 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
290
1,584th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
392
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
36
38 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Featherstone

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious3612%
  • Slight24886%

What the data shows

  • Featherstone had 34 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 56 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Featherstone were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 55 children under 16 were killed or injured in Featherstone, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Featherstone.

Where Featherstone ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,584th
Most casualties
1,546th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
2,107th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (10%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (19%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday51 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (44%)
  • 40 mph114 (39%)
  • 60 mph45 (16%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant234 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (13%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Featherstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Featherstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Featherstone peaked at 13 in 1986; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202435
202389
202211
202113
202022
201923
201811
201767
201668
2015711
201468
201377
201247
2011810
201069
200978
200833
200745
200644
20051118
200445
200378
2002710
2001914
200066
199945
1998510
199745
1996912
1995913
199445
199355
1992813
19911012
19901011
1989811
198889
198758
19861319
198566
198489
1983710
1982710
198145
19801014
19791223

Map of recent crashes in Featherstone

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Featherstone

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Featherstone

The 24 most recent collisions in Featherstone happened between 25 August 2017 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Featherstone

Of the 290 collisions in Featherstone, 118 were on the A460.

Collisions in Featherstone on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46011817127

Council areas covering Featherstone

Collisions in Featherstone were recorded in 2 council areas. South Staffordshire has 282 of 290 (97%).

Collisions in Featherstone by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Staffordshire282381633
2ndCannock Chase71003

Postcode district for Featherstone

All 290 collisions in Featherstone were in the WV10 postcode district.