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Uttoxeter road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,170 road traffic collisions in Uttoxeter, East Staffordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 150 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,170
677th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,414
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
12 people killed
Serious collisions
150
157 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Uttoxeter

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious15013%
  • Slight1,00986%

What the data shows

  • Uttoxeter had 79 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 62% fewer than the 210 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Uttoxeter were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 249 children under 16 were killed or injured in Uttoxeter, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Uttoxeter.

Where Uttoxeter ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
677th
Most casualties
694th
Most fatal collisions
788th
Most serious collisions
861st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (13%)
  • Tuesday161 (14%)
  • Wednesday202 (17%)
  • Thursday157 (13%)
  • Friday203 (17%)
  • Saturday176 (15%)
  • Sunday114 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight901 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit239 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,050 (90%)
  • Roundabout65 (5.6%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph968 (83%)
  • 40 mph78 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph101 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph15 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds955 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds145 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other32 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant656 (46%)
  • Pedestrian336 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist187 (13%)
  • Cyclist169 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (2%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Uttoxeter road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttoxeter, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Uttoxeter peaked at 44 in 2002; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202599
20241010
202345
202245
202155
202033
20191012
20181012
20171315
20161113
20152334
2014812
20132124
20122427
20112631
20101723
20092028
20082434
20072635
20062122
20053654
20043439
20033242
20024465
20013138
20002935
19992430
19983541
19973340
19963441
19953942
19943649
19933640
19923034
19913438
19904348
19893434
19882832
19872631
19863440
19853338
19842931
19833140
19823437
19812227
19803238
19792831

Map of recent crashes in Uttoxeter

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Uttoxeter

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Uttoxeter

The 24 most recent collisions in Uttoxeter happened between 25 November 2022 and 30 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Uttoxeter

The A522 has the most collisions in Uttoxeter, 229 of 1,170 (20%), followed by the A518 (206).

Collisions in Uttoxeter on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA522229292318
2ndA518206253228
3rdB5027110144317
4thA50777383016
5thB50175966112
6thB5030546915
7thA50405104

Council areas covering Uttoxeter

Collisions in Uttoxeter were recorded in 2 council areas. East Staffordshire has 1,131 of 1,170 (97%).

Collisions in Uttoxeter by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEast Staffordshire1,1311,37211143
2ndStaffordshire Moorlands384107

Postcode district for Uttoxeter

All 1,170 collisions in Uttoxeter were in the ST14 postcode district.