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East Staffordshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 1997, and 688 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996 (497), and casualties fell from 721.

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

Collisions in 1997
496
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
688
Down 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 1997

1.6% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 1997 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious408.1%
  • Slight44890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious426.1%
  • Slight63793%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 496, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (16%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (16%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday65 (13%)
  • Saturday76 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.3%)
  • February34 (6.9%)
  • March38 (7.7%)
  • April48 (9.7%)
  • May48 (9.7%)
  • June41 (8.3%)
  • July37 (7.5%)
  • August35 (7.1%)
  • September37 (7.5%)
  • October44 (8.9%)
  • November53 (11%)
  • December45 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (16%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (59%)
  • Wet or damp194 (39%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph304 (61%)
  • 40 mph25 (5%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph109 (22%)
  • 70 mph49 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (11%)
  • Roundabout30 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant444 (65%)
  • Pedestrian79 (11%)
  • Cyclist61 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20108 (16%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 35156 (23%)
  • 36 to 4578 (11%)
  • 46 to 5564 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider432 (63%)
  • Passenger177 (26%)
  • Pedestrian79 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car692 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle49 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 1997.

Collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A511 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 1997: 46, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511466113
2ndA38426322
3rdA5121303902
4thB5018273701
5thB5017233514
6thA5189202811
7thA444192201
8thA518172803
9thA515163203
10thB5030162601
11thA50132103
12thB501391411
13thB502781111
14thA5271312
15thB50167901
16thB50327800
17thA5226802
18thB52345600
19thB54164600
20thB50083400

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1997

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 1997: 268.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1997

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 1997: 159.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years