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Rugeley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,243 road traffic collisions in Rugeley, Cannock Chase, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,836 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 291 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, up from 17 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,243
418th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,836
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
26
26 people killed
Serious collisions
291
311 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
21
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Rugeley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal261.2%
  • Serious29113%
  • Slight1,92686%

What the data shows

  • Rugeley had 149 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 60% fewer than the 368 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Rugeley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 601 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rugeley, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Rugeley.

Where Rugeley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
418th
Most casualties
418th
Most fatal collisions
390th
Most serious collisions
522nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday298 (13%)
  • Tuesday302 (13%)
  • Wednesday300 (13%)
  • Thursday330 (15%)
  • Friday410 (18%)
  • Saturday347 (15%)
  • Sunday256 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,569 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit626 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,630 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway382 (17%)
  • Roundabout171 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,566 (70%)
  • 40 mph595 (27%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph62 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,773 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds330 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other49 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded27 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,370 (48%)
  • Pedestrian666 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist379 (13%)
  • Cyclist291 (10%)
  • Van occupant40 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rugeley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rugeley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rugeley peaked at 81 in 1983; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251821
20241719
202366
2022910
2021811
20201115
20191719
20181523
20172629
20162226
20154554
20142636
20133745
20123337
20112935
20103343
20093853
20083643
20074458
20064758
20053545
20043640
20034962
20025067
20015062
20005170
19996174
19984667
19977088
199679113
19956288
19946885
19936073
19927195
19915879
19907493
19896684
19887695
19877794
19866074
19857795
19846675
19838198
19827387
19817387
198078101
197979104

Map of recent crashes in Rugeley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rugeley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rugeley

The 24 most recent collisions in Rugeley happened between 26 September 2024 and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rugeley

The A51 has the most collisions in Rugeley, 732 of 2,243 (33%), followed by the A460 (377).

Collisions in Rugeley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5173298113101
2ndA460377481246
3rdB5013131171116
4thA513123174123

Council areas covering Rugeley

Collisions in Rugeley were recorded in 4 council areas. Cannock Chase has 2,167 of 2,243 (97%).

Collisions in Rugeley by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCannock Chase2,1672,73026282
2ndLichfield517705
3rdSouth Staffordshire202203
4thStafford5701

Postcode district for Rugeley

All 2,243 collisions in Rugeley were in the WS15 postcode district.