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East Staffordshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 536 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 1986, and 712 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1985 (516), and casualties rose from 659.

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

Collisions in 1986
536
Up 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
712
Up 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
14
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
23% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 1986

2.6% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 1986 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious12523%
  • Slight39774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious15522%
  • Slight54176%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 536, up 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (11%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday95 (18%)
  • Thursday98 (18%)
  • Friday85 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.9%)
  • February38 (7.1%)
  • March45 (8.4%)
  • April52 (9.7%)
  • May48 (9%)
  • June39 (7.3%)
  • July44 (8.2%)
  • August40 (7.5%)
  • September45 (8.4%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November45 (8.4%)
  • December48 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight361 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other26 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (62%)
  • Wet or damp180 (34%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.4%)
  • Snow7 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph317 (59%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph156 (29%)
  • 70 mph51 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (16%)
  • Pedestrian98 (14%)
  • Cyclist80 (11%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1572 (10%)
  • 16 to 20172 (24%)
  • 21 to 25100 (14%)
  • 26 to 35109 (15%)
  • 36 to 4594 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.7%)
  • Over 7517 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider448 (63%)
  • Passenger166 (23%)
  • Pedestrian98 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car564 (61%)
  • Motorcycle111 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had the 170th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A50 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 1986: 52, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA505265113
2ndA384886518
3rdA5121364016
4thB5017323916
5thB5416222304
6thA444212214
7thB5030193114
8thA518172406
9thA515122106
10thA522101401
11thB5016101202
12thB501371401
13thB52346701
14thB50185601
15thB50275601
16thA5134402
17thB50144602
18thB50083300
19thA522501
20thB50322300

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1986

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 1986: 266.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1986

DE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 1986: 176.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years