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East Staffordshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 524 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 1980, and 704 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1979 (529), and casualties rose from 686.

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

Collisions in 1980
524
Down 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
704
Up 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
13
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
27% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 1980

2.5% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 1980 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious14227%
  • Slight36970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious18026%
  • Slight51173%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 524, down 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (12%)
  • Wednesday80 (15%)
  • Thursday75 (14%)
  • Friday96 (18%)
  • Saturday80 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9%)
  • February32 (6.1%)
  • March38 (7.3%)
  • April46 (8.8%)
  • May52 (9.9%)
  • June44 (8.4%)
  • July38 (7.3%)
  • August36 (6.9%)
  • September47 (9%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November41 (7.8%)
  • December48 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight366 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (66%)
  • Wet or damp158 (30%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph393 (75%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph30 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph89 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway483 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist199 (28%)
  • Pedestrian130 (18%)
  • Cyclist70 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1556 (8%)
  • 16 to 20230 (33%)
  • 21 to 2591 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (11%)
  • 36 to 4569 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5544 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.4%)
  • Over 759 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider414 (59%)
  • Passenger160 (23%)
  • Pedestrian130 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (56%)
  • Motorcycle196 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 1980.

Collisions
181st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A50 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 1980: 68, including 4 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA506892418
2ndB50173143010
3rdA5121303728
4thB5416284017
5thA38183225
6thA444111502
7thA5077101103
8thA515102208
9thB5030101603
10thA38(M)81712
11thB501381812
12thB50167803
13thA5186900
14thB50185501
15thB50083403
16thB50323300
17thA522401
18thB50142601
19thB50272400
20thB50312200

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1980

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 1980: 326.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1980

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 1980: 180.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 1980, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years