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East Staffordshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 1979, and 686 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,709 collisions in East Staffordshire.

Collisions in 1979
529
Casualties in 1979
686
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
31% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 1979

1.7% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 1979 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious16531%
  • Slight35567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious19328%
  • Slight48471%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 529.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025230299
2024171202
202394125
20224867
202179110
202095116
2019167215
2018146200
2017194273
2016328460
2015344510
2014345481
2013318445
2012357498
2011339488
2010369504
2009369494
2008400495
2007449643
2006484665
2005466632
2004482668
2003502672
2002515687
2001468625
2000504720
1999461632
1998438620
1997496688
1996497721
1995478625
1994473650
1993481647
1992468617
1991458591
1990561744
1989539703
1988476628
1987463609
1986536712
1985516659
1984556719
1983474638
1982512700
1981510675
1980524704
1979529686

When and where crashes happen in East Staffordshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (16%)
  • Tuesday68 (13%)
  • Wednesday82 (16%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.5%)
  • February33 (6.2%)
  • March36 (6.8%)
  • April36 (6.8%)
  • May45 (8.5%)
  • June44 (8.3%)
  • July51 (9.6%)
  • August43 (8.1%)
  • September39 (7.4%)
  • October56 (11%)
  • November55 (10%)
  • December62 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other30 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (59%)
  • Wet or damp162 (31%)
  • Frost or ice34 (6.4%)
  • Snow18 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph375 (71%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph139 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway496 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (22%)
  • Pedestrian117 (17%)
  • Cyclist76 (11%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1051 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7%)
  • 16 to 20195 (28%)
  • 21 to 2582 (12%)
  • 26 to 35106 (15%)
  • 36 to 4543 (6.3%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (59%)
  • Passenger161 (23%)
  • Pedestrian117 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (58%)
  • Motorcycle151 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in East Staffordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Staffordshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 1979.

Collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A50 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 1979: 69, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA506990317
2ndB50173845213
3rdA51213447114
4thB5416242505
5thA38172804
6thA518141604
7thB5030142106
8thA444111103
9thB5016111804
10thA38(M)81400
11thA51581312
12thA50777700
13thB52346802
14thB50274501
15thB50083301
16thB50133602
17thB50183300
18thB50323800
19thA522502
20thB50142201

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1979

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 1979: 296.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1979

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 1979: 199.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years