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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 572 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1979, and 890 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,740 collisions in South Staffordshire.

Collisions in 1979
572
Casualties in 1979
890
Fatal collisions
12
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
27% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1979

2.1% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1979 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious15727%
  • Slight40370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious20022%
  • Slight67676%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1979 is highlighted, with 572.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025204276
2024184253
2023137188
202274126
2021100139
202091123
2019135198
2018144211
2017207314
2016252362
2015316433
2014331513
2013287405
2012311457
2011353517
2010393560
2009357499
2008417595
2007490707
2006455707
2005522829
2004546817
2003497745
2002484716
2001547831
2000549795
1999516722
1998576889
19976301,068
1996561851
1995520798
1994543861
1993551801
1992613940
1991536823
1990484731
1989527805
1988548766
1987500770
1986555824
1985472729
1984555875
1983415632
1982529814
1981572848
1980582901
1979572890

When and where crashes happen in South Staffordshire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (11%)
  • Tuesday67 (12%)
  • Wednesday87 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday83 (15%)
  • Saturday95 (17%)
  • Sunday92 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (7.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7%)
  • February38 (6.6%)
  • March43 (7.5%)
  • April39 (6.8%)
  • May57 (10%)
  • June38 (6.6%)
  • July48 (8.4%)
  • August49 (8.6%)
  • September60 (10%)
  • October42 (7.3%)
  • November64 (11%)
  • December54 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (63%)
  • Dark, no street lighting124 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds382 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other54 (9.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (53%)
  • Wet or damp204 (36%)
  • Frost or ice48 (8.4%)
  • Snow16 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph120 (21%)
  • 40 mph58 (10%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph136 (24%)
  • 70 mph238 (42%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway465 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (14%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant571 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (16%)
  • Pedestrian53 (6%)
  • Cyclist39 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20238 (27%)
  • 21 to 25134 (15%)
  • 26 to 35148 (17%)
  • 36 to 4588 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5585 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3%)
  • Over 757 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider521 (59%)
  • Passenger316 (36%)
  • Pedestrian53 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car698 (65%)
  • Motorcycle139 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in South Staffordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Staffordshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 156th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
180th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A449 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1979: 66, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44966102314
2ndM65897012
3rdA55186016
4thA460324806
5thA34294936
6thA458264907
7thA41132102
8thB4156131906
9thA454112004
10thB4176112424
11thA4626800
12thA4635912
13thA4644403
14thA513400
15thB41543401
16thA4512210
17thB42102202
18thB50122301
19thB50131100

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1979

Codsall had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1979: 31.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1979

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1979: 90.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years