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East Staffordshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 1982, and 700 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1981 (510), and casualties rose from 675.

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

Collisions in 1982
512
Level with 1981
Casualties in 1982
700
Up 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
30% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 1982

1% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 1982 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious15530%
  • Slight35269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious18126%
  • Slight51373%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 512, level with 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday107 (21%)
  • Saturday79 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (4.9%)
  • February32 (6.3%)
  • March51 (10%)
  • April36 (7%)
  • May47 (9.2%)
  • June37 (7.2%)
  • July49 (9.6%)
  • August47 (9.2%)
  • September50 (9.8%)
  • October47 (9.2%)
  • November48 (9.4%)
  • December43 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (13%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (60%)
  • Wet or damp182 (36%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.3%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph345 (67%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph133 (26%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway477 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant296 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (22%)
  • Pedestrian95 (14%)
  • Cyclist75 (11%)
  • Van occupant34 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20209 (30%)
  • 21 to 25100 (14%)
  • 26 to 35100 (14%)
  • 36 to 4564 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.7%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (61%)
  • Passenger176 (25%)
  • Pedestrian95 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car508 (57%)
  • Motorcycle159 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 1982.

Collisions
187th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
316th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A50 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 1982: 63, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA506384117
2ndA51213856111
3rdB50173350013
4thB5416212508
5thA38203507
6thA515142024
7thA444112405
8thA518112005
9thB501691602
10thB503081102
11thB50277902
12thA50774401
13thB50084401
14thB50134502
15thB50184501
16thB50143400
17thB52343300
18thB50322200
19thB51212500
20thA521100

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1982

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 1982: 287.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1982

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 1982: 187.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years