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East Staffordshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 510 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 1981, and 675 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1980 (524), and casualties fell from 704.

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

Collisions in 1981
510
Down 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
675
Down 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
17
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
24% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 1981

3.3% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.3%
  • Serious12124%
  • Slight37273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.5%
  • Serious14622%
  • Slight51276%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 510, down 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (12%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday85 (17%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday86 (17%)
  • Sunday67 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.3%)
  • February33 (6.5%)
  • March47 (9.2%)
  • April32 (6.3%)
  • May44 (8.6%)
  • June42 (8.2%)
  • July38 (7.5%)
  • August50 (9.8%)
  • September38 (7.5%)
  • October60 (12%)
  • November50 (9.8%)
  • December39 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight358 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds393 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (61%)
  • Wet or damp173 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.5%)
  • Snow13 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph331 (65%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph138 (27%)
  • 70 mph29 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist195 (29%)
  • Pedestrian93 (14%)
  • Cyclist72 (11%)
  • Van occupant34 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1556 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20248 (37%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 3575 (11%)
  • 36 to 4548 (7.1%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4%)
  • Over 758 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (61%)
  • Passenger167 (25%)
  • Pedestrian93 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car494 (55%)
  • Motorcycle190 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in East Staffordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Staffordshire ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 1981.

Collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A50 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 1981: 63, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA506396417
2ndB5017384519
3rdA5121283217
4thA38213114
5thA515183416
6thB5416182304
7thA444172405
8thA5077101202
9thB5016101103
10thA5188901
11thB503081100
12thB50137703
13thB50275601
14thB50325701
15thB52344411
16thB50143300
17thB50183500
18thB50082200
19thA38(M)1100
20thA521101

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1981

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 1981: 277.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1981

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 1981: 174.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years