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East Staffordshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 474 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 1983, and 638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (512), and casualties fell from 700.

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

Collisions in 1983
474
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
638
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
30% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 1983

1.3% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 1983 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious14230%
  • Slight32669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious16726%
  • Slight46573%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 474, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (11%)
  • Thursday81 (17%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday84 (18%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.3%)
  • February27 (5.7%)
  • March45 (9.5%)
  • April30 (6.3%)
  • May36 (7.6%)
  • June52 (11%)
  • July40 (8.4%)
  • August42 (8.9%)
  • September38 (8%)
  • October46 (9.7%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December34 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (68%)
  • Wet or damp142 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph312 (66%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph132 (28%)
  • 70 mph20 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway437 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (25%)
  • Pedestrian99 (16%)
  • Cyclist72 (11%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1553 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20197 (31%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 3597 (15%)
  • 36 to 4557 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (58%)
  • Passenger171 (27%)
  • Pedestrian99 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (56%)
  • Motorcycle154 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1983.

Collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A50 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 1983: 64, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5064103118
2ndA51212939010
3rdB5416293404
4thB5017274118
5thA38212318
6thA444151505
7thA518132112
8thA5077121604
9thB503091803
10thA51581405
11thB501671403
12thB502771001
13thB50135903
14thB50325900
15thB50184502
16thA523301
17thB50083302
18thB52343802
19thB50312200
20thB51182211

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1983

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 1983: 263.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1983

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 1983: 157.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 1983, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years