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East Staffordshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 1987, and 609 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1986 (536), and casualties fell from 712.

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

Collisions in 1987
463
Down 14% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
609
Down 14% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
16% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 1987

2.2% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 1987 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious7416%
  • Slight37982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious9115%
  • Slight50583%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 463, down 14% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (16%)
  • Tuesday54 (12%)
  • Wednesday72 (16%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.6%)
  • February31 (6.7%)
  • March46 (9.9%)
  • April55 (12%)
  • May26 (5.6%)
  • June41 (8.9%)
  • July40 (8.6%)
  • August55 (12%)
  • September36 (7.8%)
  • October38 (8.2%)
  • November34 (7.3%)
  • December35 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (66%)
  • Wet or damp138 (30%)
  • Snow11 (2.4%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph278 (60%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph132 (29%)
  • 70 mph37 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (52%)
  • Cyclist88 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (13%)
  • Pedestrian77 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (3%)
  • Van occupant18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1552 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20139 (23%)
  • 21 to 2589 (15%)
  • 26 to 35117 (19%)
  • 36 to 4571 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.3%)
  • Over 758 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (63%)
  • Passenger149 (24%)
  • Pedestrian77 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (11%)
  • Motorcycle84 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 1987.

Collisions
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
287th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A50 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 1987: 63, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA506378110
2ndB5017365512
3rdA38314533
4thA5121252904
5thA518141713
6thB5416141504
7thA444121300
8thA522121701
9thB5013122314
10thA515112304
11thB501891210
12thA5137902
13thB503071704
14thB50144611
15thB50164500
16thB50274401
17thA51893300
18thB52343300
19thA522301
20thB50082201

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1987

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 1987: 249.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1987

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 1987: 155.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years