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East Staffordshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in East Staffordshire in 1999, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1998 (438), and casualties rose from 620.

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

Collisions in 1999
461
Up 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
632
Up 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
6.9% of collisions

Crash severity in East Staffordshire in 1999

1.3% of collisions in East Staffordshire in 1999 were fatal and 6.9% serious, against 1.8% and 14% in East Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious326.9%
  • Slight42392%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious355.5%
  • Slight59194%

East Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 561 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 461, up 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (14%)
  • Friday70 (15%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.8%)
  • February32 (6.9%)
  • March35 (7.6%)
  • April44 (9.5%)
  • May27 (5.9%)
  • June44 (9.5%)
  • July34 (7.4%)
  • August33 (7.2%)
  • September43 (9.3%)
  • October38 (8.2%)
  • November44 (9.5%)
  • December51 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (57%)
  • Wet or damp180 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph268 (58%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph107 (23%)
  • 70 mph39 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Staffordshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (63%)
  • Pedestrian69 (11%)
  • Cyclist60 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1556 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20114 (18%)
  • 21 to 2549 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 35145 (23%)
  • 36 to 4578 (12%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (60%)
  • Passenger182 (29%)
  • Pedestrian69 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car624 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle44 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Staffordshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, East Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1999.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in East Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A511 had the most collisions in East Staffordshire in 1999: 43, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Staffordshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511435704
2ndA38334512
3rdA5121293400
4thB5017264000
5thB5018212413
6thA444162200
7thA50152900
8thA5189152412
9thA515122301
10thA522101402
11thB5030101200
12thB502791400
13thB501381201
14thA51871610
15thB50167800
16thB50315800
17thB52345901
18thA523401
19thB50083501
20thA50111200

Towns in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1999

Burton upon Trent had the most collisions of any town in East Staffordshire in 1999: 234.

Postcode districts in East Staffordshire: crashes in 1999

DE14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Staffordshire in 1999: 155.

Latest crashes in East Staffordshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in East Staffordshire in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

East Staffordshire road accidents in other years