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East Staffordshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 556 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 1984, and 719 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1983 (474), and casualties rose from 638.

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

Collisions in 1984
556
Up 17% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
719
Up 13% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
27% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 1984

1.8% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 1984 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious14927%
  • Slight39771%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious17925%
  • Slight52873%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 556, up 17% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (13%)
  • Tuesday84 (15%)
  • Wednesday89 (16%)
  • Thursday79 (14%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.6%)
  • February47 (8.5%)
  • March43 (7.7%)
  • April34 (6.1%)
  • May48 (8.6%)
  • June46 (8.3%)
  • July43 (7.7%)
  • August48 (8.6%)
  • September44 (7.9%)
  • October48 (8.6%)
  • November67 (12%)
  • December46 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds428 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (62%)
  • Wet or damp193 (35%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph369 (66%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (2%)
  • 60 mph128 (23%)
  • 70 mph40 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway496 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (22%)
  • Pedestrian123 (17%)
  • Cyclist77 (11%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1562 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20226 (31%)
  • 21 to 2570 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35121 (17%)
  • 36 to 4562 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4%)
  • Over 7511 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider427 (59%)
  • Passenger169 (24%)
  • Pedestrian123 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car537 (57%)
  • Motorcycle161 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had the 163rd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A50 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 1984: 64, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA506482021
2ndB50174261011
3rdB54164249012
4thA384062110
5thA51213542111
6thA444202204
7thA5077141502
8thA518121714
9thB5016101402
10thB502791511
11thA51571203
12thB501361002
13thB50186701
14thB503061221
15thB50325503
16thA524700
17thB50083300
18thB50143402
19thB52343302

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1984

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 1984: 325.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1984

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 1984: 215.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years