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Penkridge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 612 road traffic collisions in Penkridge, South Staffordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 860 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 77 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
612
1,031st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
860
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
77
94 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Penkridge

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious7713%
  • Slight52686%

What the data shows

  • Penkridge had 42 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 59% fewer than the 102 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Penkridge were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 173 children under 16 were killed or injured in Penkridge, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Penkridge.

Where Penkridge ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,031st
Most casualties
960th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
1,342nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday85 (14%)
  • Wednesday104 (17%)
  • Thursday76 (12%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday97 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight453 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway525 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph287 (47%)
  • 40 mph246 (40%)
  • 60 mph43 (7%)
  • 70 mph35 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds493 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant472 (55%)
  • Pedestrian127 (15%)
  • Cyclist92 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (5%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Penkridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Penkridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Penkridge peaked at 24 in 1994; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025710
202456
202322
202200
202133
202033
201956
201837
201711
20161318
201555
20141016
201367
2012610
201178
20102127
2009913
20081417
20071319
20061112
2005910
20041622
20031930
20021114
20011521
20001622
19992128
19981820
19972371
19961828
19952135
19942429
19932124
19922329
19911623
19902027
19891823
19882429
19871517
19861521
19851221
19842136
19831818
19821828
19811416
19801214
19791014

Map of recent crashes in Penkridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Penkridge

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Penkridge

The 24 most recent collisions in Penkridge happened between 22 July 2019 and 9 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Penkridge

The A449 has the most collisions in Penkridge, 264 of 612 (43%), followed by the B5012 (102).

Collisions in Penkridge on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449264360530
2ndB5012102175019
3rdM6356704

Council areas covering Penkridge

Collisions in Penkridge were recorded in 2 council areas. South Staffordshire has 608 of 612 (99%).

Collisions in Penkridge by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouth Staffordshire608853976
2ndCannock Chase3501

Postcode district for Penkridge

All 612 collisions in Penkridge were in the ST19 postcode district.