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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 572 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1981, and 848 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1980 (582), and casualties fell from 901.

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

Collisions in 1981
572
Down 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
848
Down 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
19
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
27% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1981

3.3% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal193.3%
  • Serious15727%
  • Slight39669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.2%
  • Serious18622%
  • Slight64376%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1981 is highlighted, with 572, down 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (16%)
  • Tuesday72 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (11%)
  • Thursday81 (14%)
  • Friday96 (17%)
  • Saturday83 (15%)
  • Sunday87 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.3%)
  • February41 (7.2%)
  • March50 (8.7%)
  • April52 (9.1%)
  • May57 (10%)
  • June48 (8.4%)
  • July54 (9.4%)
  • August48 (8.4%)
  • September48 (8.4%)
  • October47 (8.2%)
  • November44 (7.7%)
  • December47 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight368 (64%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (52%)
  • Wet or damp233 (41%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.5%)
  • Snow17 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (28%)
  • 40 mph38 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph35 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph266 (47%)
  • 70 mph72 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway471 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (14%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant543 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (19%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1045 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20243 (29%)
  • 21 to 25133 (16%)
  • 26 to 35142 (17%)
  • 36 to 4580 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5557 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (1.7%)
  • Over 7519 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider488 (58%)
  • Passenger304 (36%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car713 (67%)
  • Motorcycle148 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 156th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A449 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1981: 58, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4495888313
2ndM6577128
3rdA5457246
4thA34314427
5thA460273714
6thA454152416
7thA458142505
8thA462132012
9thB4176122205
10thA4181702
11thA46381312
12thB415651100
13thB41544801
14thB50124501
15thB42103502
16thA4642202
17thA4511101
18thA5131100

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1981

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1981: 43.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1981

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1981: 98.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1981, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years