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Stone (Stafford) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,379 road traffic collisions in Stone, Stafford, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,730 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 172 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, down from 17 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,379
603rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,730
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
24 people killed
Serious collisions
172
204 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
Down 39% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Stone

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal191.4%
  • Serious17212%
  • Slight1,18886%

What the data shows

  • Stone had 96 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 61% fewer than the 246 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Stone were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 288 children under 16 were killed or injured in Stone, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Stone.

Where Stone ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
603rd
Most casualties
604th
Most fatal collisions
518th
Most serious collisions
775th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday196 (14%)
  • Tuesday209 (15%)
  • Wednesday184 (13%)
  • Thursday235 (17%)
  • Friday230 (17%)
  • Saturday186 (13%)
  • Sunday139 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,035 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit268 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway915 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway198 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road141 (10%)
  • Roundabout121 (8.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,005 (73%)
  • 40 mph43 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph162 (12%)
  • 60 mph99 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph70 (5.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,085 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds203 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant915 (53%)
  • Pedestrian331 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist203 (12%)
  • Cyclist194 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Stone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Stone peaked at 54 in 1984; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251014
20241723
20231213
202233
202145
202033
2019810
2018713
20171318
20161923
20151921
20141621
20132229
20121617
20112225
20102830
20092631
20083036
20073033
20063747
20053946
20043038
20034563
20023854
20013749
20004048
19993640
19982128
19973949
19963645
19953541
19943743
19932934
19923445
19913648
19904153
19894158
19884958
19874868
19864050
19854144
19845471
19834453
19822741
19814045
19803746
19794357

Map of recent crashes in Stone

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Stone

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Stone

The 24 most recent collisions in Stone happened between 5 May 2024 and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Stone

The A520 has the most collisions in Stone, 344 of 1,379 (25%), followed by the A34 (292).

Collisions in Stone on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA520344419434
2ndA34292386744
3rdB5027257326532
4thB502695126110
5thA51143014

Council areas covering Stone

Collisions in Stone were recorded in 2 council areas. Stafford has 1,373 of 1,379 (99.6%).

Collisions in Stone by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStafford1,3731,72319172
2ndNewcastle-under-Lyme3300

Postcode district for Stone

All 1,379 collisions in Stone were in the ST15 postcode district.