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Werrington road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 615 road traffic collisions in Werrington, Staffordshire Moorlands, from 1979 to 2025, and 902 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 121 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
615
1,025th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
902
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
21 people killed
Serious collisions
121
138 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Werrington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious12120%
  • Slight47978%

What the data shows

  • Werrington had 52 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 85 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Werrington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 131 children under 16 were killed or injured in Werrington, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in Werrington.

Where Werrington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,025th
Most casualties
931st
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
1,000th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (12%)
  • Tuesday85 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (14%)
  • Thursday100 (16%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday100 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit179 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway599 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph250 (41%)
  • 40 mph321 (52%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph36 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds456 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (19%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant571 (63%)
  • Pedestrian102 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (11%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Werrington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Werrington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Werrington peaked at 29 in 1984; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025914
20241112
202322
202233
202146
202025
2019510
201877
2017711
201625
201533
201466
20131012
2012813
20111120
20101315
2009913
200867
20071115
2006812
2005810
20041834
20031115
20021321
20012027
20002230
19991525
19981522
19971217
19961317
19952428
19942050
19932026
19921723
19911620
19902032
19891729
19881823
19871832
19862136
19851827
19842939
19832023
19821619
19811932
19801722
19792132

Map of recent crashes in Werrington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Werrington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Werrington

The 24 most recent collisions in Werrington happened between 27 May 2022 and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Werrington

The A52 has the most collisions in Werrington, 471 of 615 (77%), followed by the A520 (50).

Collisions in Werrington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5247169614103
2ndA520507908

Council areas covering Werrington

Collisions in Werrington were recorded in 2 council areas. The Staffordshire Moorlands has 595 of 615 (97%).

Collisions in Werrington by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStaffordshire Moorlands59587214117
2ndStoke-on-Trent203014

Postcode districts in Werrington

Collisions in Werrington were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by ST9 (475) and ST2 (140).