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East Staffordshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 539 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 1989, and 703 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1988 (476), and casualties rose from 628.

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

Collisions in 1989
539
Up 13% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
703
Up 12% on 1988
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
14% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 1989

1.3% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 1989 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious7314%
  • Slight45985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious8212%
  • Slight61387%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 539, up 13% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday88 (16%)
  • Thursday88 (16%)
  • Friday87 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.5%)
  • February45 (8.3%)
  • March36 (6.7%)
  • April42 (7.8%)
  • May52 (9.6%)
  • June43 (8%)
  • July41 (7.6%)
  • August39 (7.2%)
  • September50 (9.3%)
  • October49 (9.1%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December49 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight369 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (15%)
  • Fog or mist17 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other19 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry334 (62%)
  • Wet or damp196 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph351 (65%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph111 (21%)
  • 70 mph51 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway450 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (10%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant378 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (16%)
  • Pedestrian89 (13%)
  • Cyclist77 (11%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20168 (24%)
  • 21 to 25119 (17%)
  • 26 to 35136 (19%)
  • 36 to 4580 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (65%)
  • Passenger158 (22%)
  • Pedestrian89 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car660 (68%)
  • Motorcycle117 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1989.

Collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
279th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A50 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 1989: 69, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50699025
2ndA38507719
3rdA5121354402
4thB5017284008
5thA515182603
6thA444162102
7thA522162504
8thB5416151712
9thB5013121600
10thA518111711
11thB501691602
12thA5136700
13thB50186602
14thB50306700
15thB52344602
16thB50273401
17thA522300
18thB50322201
19thA50771101
20thA511210

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1989

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 1989: 291.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1989

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 1989: 182.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years