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East Staffordshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 1988, and 628 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1987 (463), and casualties rose from 609.

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

Collisions in 1988
476
Up 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
628
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
13% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 1988

1.3% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 1988 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6113%
  • Slight40986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious7412%
  • Slight54887%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 476, up 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday73 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday88 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.9%)
  • February39 (8.2%)
  • March29 (6.1%)
  • April32 (6.7%)
  • May41 (8.6%)
  • June26 (5.5%)
  • July43 (9%)
  • August36 (7.6%)
  • September42 (8.8%)
  • October53 (11%)
  • November41 (8.6%)
  • December47 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other25 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (64%)
  • Wet or damp156 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph288 (61%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph115 (24%)
  • 70 mph47 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (12%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (15%)
  • Pedestrian81 (13%)
  • Cyclist61 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20129 (21%)
  • 21 to 25100 (16%)
  • 26 to 35144 (23%)
  • 36 to 4564 (10%)
  • 46 to 5542 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.3%)
  • Over 759 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (59%)
  • Passenger175 (28%)
  • Pedestrian81 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (68%)
  • Motorcycle93 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 1988.

Collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
306th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A50 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 1988: 57, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50577928
2ndA38506815
3rdB5017405602
4thA5121303813
5thA444202802
6thA515173102
7thB5416111101
8thB5013101705
9thA51891001
10thA52291202
11thB503081701
12thA51897800
13thB501661601
14thB50186700
15thB50274603
16thB50323701
17thB50142301
18thB52342200
19thA511101
20thA5131101

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1988

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 1988: 265.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1988

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 1988: 163.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 1988, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years