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East Staffordshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 1998, and 620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1997 (496), and casualties fell from 688.

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

Collisions in 1998
438
Down 12% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
620
Down 10% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 1998

1.8% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 1998 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious378.4%
  • Slight39390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious457.3%
  • Slight56591%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 438, down 12% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (11%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday76 (17%)
  • Sunday56 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.4%)
  • February38 (8.7%)
  • March31 (7.1%)
  • April30 (6.8%)
  • May37 (8.4%)
  • June38 (8.7%)
  • July29 (6.6%)
  • August44 (10%)
  • September34 (7.8%)
  • October43 (9.8%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December42 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (62%)
  • Wet or damp162 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph263 (60%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph112 (26%)
  • 70 mph26 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (85%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (63%)
  • Pedestrian73 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist50 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20110 (18%)
  • 21 to 2578 (13%)
  • 26 to 35134 (22%)
  • 36 to 4574 (12%)
  • 46 to 5558 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (59%)
  • Passenger180 (29%)
  • Pedestrian73 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car582 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 1998.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A511 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 1998: 34, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511344702
2ndA5121253102
3rdA38223011
4thB5018223201
5thA518192802
6thB5017182701
7thA522142601
8thA5189132301
9thB5013131802
10thA444121401
11thA515121603
12thB5030113502
13thA5081211
14thB503281321
15thB523471611
16thB50275500
17thB50164600
18thB54164400
19thB50083600
20thA522401

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1998

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 1998: 231.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1998

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 1998: 148.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years