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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 582 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1980, and 901 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1979 (572), and casualties rose from 890.

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

Collisions in 1980
582
Up 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
901
Up 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
16
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
28% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1980

2.7% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.7%
  • Serious16528%
  • Slight40169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.8%
  • Serious20923%
  • Slight67675%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1980 is highlighted, with 582, up 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (11%)
  • Tuesday74 (13%)
  • Wednesday84 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (13%)
  • Friday83 (14%)
  • Saturday96 (16%)
  • Sunday102 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.9%)
  • February43 (7.4%)
  • March46 (7.9%)
  • April36 (6.2%)
  • May60 (10%)
  • June49 (8.4%)
  • July53 (9.1%)
  • August45 (7.7%)
  • September46 (7.9%)
  • October61 (10%)
  • November52 (8.9%)
  • December51 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight396 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting126 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds424 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other26 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (56%)
  • Wet or damp217 (37%)
  • Frost or ice25 (4.3%)
  • Snow8 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph127 (22%)
  • 40 mph45 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph27 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph239 (41%)
  • 70 mph144 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (15%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant545 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (19%)
  • Pedestrian65 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant34 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist26 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1560 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20249 (28%)
  • 21 to 25127 (14%)
  • 26 to 35138 (15%)
  • 36 to 45108 (12%)
  • 46 to 5565 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6568 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.2%)
  • Over 756 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider526 (58%)
  • Passenger310 (34%)
  • Pedestrian65 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car711 (66%)
  • Motorcycle159 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in South Staffordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Staffordshire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 159th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A449 and M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1980, with 65 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44965118523
2ndM665117212
3rdA55380414
4thA460305328
5thA34253307
6thA458245329
7thA41122803
8thA454111203
9thB4176111604
10thB41568902
11thA4627804
12thA4635802
13thB50124503
14thA4642301
15thA4511201
16thB41541401
17thB42101101

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1980

Wombourne had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1980: 24.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1980

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1980: 106.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1980, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years