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East Staffordshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 1991, and 591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1990 (561), and casualties fell from 744.

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

Collisions in 1991
458
Down 18% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
591
Down 21% on 1990
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
13% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 1991

2.2% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 1991 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious6013%
  • Slight38885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight51687%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 458, down 18% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (12%)
  • Tuesday75 (16%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday86 (19%)
  • Saturday66 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.8%)
  • February32 (7%)
  • March30 (6.6%)
  • April32 (7%)
  • May38 (8.3%)
  • June43 (9.4%)
  • July42 (9.2%)
  • August43 (9.4%)
  • September50 (11%)
  • October40 (8.7%)
  • November38 (8.3%)
  • December39 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (67%)
  • Wet or damp137 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph303 (66%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph95 (21%)
  • 70 mph29 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway394 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (55%)
  • Pedestrian92 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (12%)
  • Cyclist70 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20116 (20%)
  • 21 to 2598 (17%)
  • 26 to 35130 (22%)
  • 36 to 4555 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5545 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (61%)
  • Passenger138 (23%)
  • Pedestrian92 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car588 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (9%)
  • Motorcycle71 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1991.

Collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
270th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A50 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 1991: 62, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA506270210
2ndB5017334216
3rdA38273735
4thA515213904
5thA5121202701
6thA522141702
7thA444101202
8thA518101901
9thB541691000
10thB503081311
11thA5136600
12thB50136811
13thA525600
14thB50275600
15thA5203503
16thB50163300
17thB50323300
18thB50663500
19thB52343300
20thA50772200

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1991

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 1991: 261.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1991

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 1991: 158.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years