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Stafford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,716 road traffic collisions in Stafford from 1979 to 2025, and 9,665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 66 were fatal and 842 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 69 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (76).

Collisions since 1979
7,716
148th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
9,665
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
66
68 people killed
Serious collisions
842
926 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
69
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
90
Down 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Stafford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal660.9%
  • Serious84211%
  • Slight6,80888%

What the data shows

  • Stafford had 555 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 61% fewer than the 1,440 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 12% of collisions in Stafford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,345 children under 16 were killed or injured in Stafford, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Stafford.

Where Stafford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
148th
Most casualties
149th
Most fatal collisions
163rd
Most serious collisions
219th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,115 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,220 (16%)
  • Wednesday1,135 (15%)
  • Thursday1,215 (16%)
  • Friday1,313 (17%)
  • Saturday1,026 (13%)
  • Sunday692 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,605 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,897 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown73 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit43 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,127 (79%)
  • Roundabout763 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway541 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road248 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph6,775 (88%)
  • 40 mph291 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph171 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph284 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph165 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,051 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,072 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds114 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds61 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds59 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist57 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.1%)
  • Other222 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded71 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,895 (51%)
  • Pedestrian1,651 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist1,304 (13%)
  • Cyclist1,293 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant208 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant102 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant82 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant52 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant33 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Stafford peaked at 267 in 1982; 2025 had 69.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 69
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256990
20247691
20232729
20222936
20213237
20203541
20194556
20185471
20177086
2016118161
2015115148
2014127154
2013126156
2012137186
2011148185
2010136173
2009136171
2008162186
2007171217
2006182239
2005200259
2004201249
2003194244
2002182233
2001202245
2000194254
1999202254
1998199253
1997179254
1996198254
1995192247
1994198248
1993242294
1992216259
1991226295
1990239279
1989240290
1988195251
1987182222
1986224280
1985212260
1984222263
1983234281
1982267332
1981232292
1980228283
1979221277

Map of recent crashes in Stafford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Stafford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Stafford

The 24 most recent collisions in Stafford happened between 19 August and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Stafford

The A34 has the most collisions in Stafford, 1,828 of 7,716 (24%), followed by the A518 (1,016).

Collisions in Stafford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA341,8282,31318167
2ndA5181,0161,2836108
3rdA449747979998
4thA513411573337
5thB5066409493245
6thA5187203225012
7thA5013112147114
8thM6102155412

Council areas covering Stafford

Collisions in Stafford were recorded in 2 council areas. Stafford has 7,712 of 7,716 (99.9%).

Collisions in Stafford by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStafford7,7129,65666841
2ndNewcastle-under-Lyme3301

Postcode districts in Stafford

Collisions in Stafford were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by ST16 (4,373) and ST17 (3,103).