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East Staffordshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 497 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 1996, and 721 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1995 (478), and casualties rose from 625.

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

Collisions in 1996
497
Up 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
721
Up 15% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
10% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 1996

1.8% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 1996 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious5010%
  • Slight43888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious7911%
  • Slight63288%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 497, up 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (16%)
  • Tuesday75 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday72 (14%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.2%)
  • February40 (8%)
  • March24 (4.8%)
  • April47 (9.5%)
  • May35 (7%)
  • June45 (9.1%)
  • July39 (7.8%)
  • August44 (8.9%)
  • September41 (8.2%)
  • October49 (9.9%)
  • November51 (10%)
  • December41 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight362 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (59%)
  • Wet or damp171 (34%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.8%)
  • Snow12 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph305 (61%)
  • 40 mph42 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph114 (23%)
  • 70 mph29 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway430 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant479 (66%)
  • Pedestrian93 (13%)
  • Cyclist57 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20135 (19%)
  • 21 to 2590 (12%)
  • 26 to 35147 (20%)
  • 36 to 4580 (11%)
  • 46 to 5557 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.9%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (59%)
  • Passenger203 (28%)
  • Pedestrian93 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car651 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle53 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in East Staffordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How East Staffordshire ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1996.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A50 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 1996: 65, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA50659716
2ndA5121355011
3rdB5017325404
4thA518263713
5thA38223314
6thB5018213501
7thA444162502
8thA515162803
9thB5030132321
10thB5416111100
11thB5013101803
12thA52291313
13thB501681301
14thA5261201
15thA518951000
16thB50325701
17thB52345811
18thA50182200
19thB50082400
20thB50142201

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1996

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 1996: 269.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1996

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 1996: 165.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 1996, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years