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East Staffordshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 561 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 1990, and 744 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1989 (539), and casualties rose from 703.

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

Collisions in 1990
561
Up 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
744
Up 6% on 1989
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
14% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 1990

1.8% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 1990 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious8114%
  • Slight47084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious9413%
  • Slight63986%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 561, up 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (16%)
  • Tuesday68 (12%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday89 (16%)
  • Friday86 (15%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.4%)
  • February39 (7%)
  • March38 (6.8%)
  • April52 (9.3%)
  • May52 (9.3%)
  • June47 (8.4%)
  • July46 (8.2%)
  • August41 (7.3%)
  • September52 (9.3%)
  • October47 (8.4%)
  • November54 (9.6%)
  • December46 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight412 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds428 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry366 (65%)
  • Wet or damp191 (34%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph379 (68%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph114 (20%)
  • 70 mph38 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway471 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (8%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant426 (57%)
  • Pedestrian102 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (12%)
  • Cyclist85 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1049 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20173 (23%)
  • 21 to 25102 (14%)
  • 26 to 35144 (19%)
  • 36 to 4570 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5554 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3%)
  • Over 7527 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (60%)
  • Passenger193 (26%)
  • Pedestrian102 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car720 (71%)
  • Motorcycle88 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had the 169th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A50 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 1990: 82, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA508210319
2ndA38345636
3rdA5121344612
4thB5017243602
5thA444182202
6thA515183617
7thA518141604
8thB5030121501
9thB5416101100
10thB501391502
11thA52281502
12thB501681411
13thA51897800
14thB50187802
15thA5251101
16thB502751102
17thB52345601
18thA5133502
19thB50083300
20thA52201

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1990

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 1990: 323.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1990

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 1990: 201.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years