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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1983, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 1982 (529), and casualties fell from 814.

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

Collisions in 1983
415
Down 22% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
632
Down 22% on 1982
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
25% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1983

1.7% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious10225%
  • Slight30674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious13722%
  • Slight48777%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1983 is highlighted, with 415, down 22% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (9.4%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (12%)
  • Friday91 (22%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.5%)
  • February19 (4.6%)
  • March31 (7.5%)
  • April38 (9.2%)
  • May26 (6.3%)
  • June40 (9.6%)
  • July36 (8.7%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September36 (8.7%)
  • October51 (12%)
  • November38 (9.2%)
  • December33 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Other10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (61%)
  • Wet or damp138 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.9%)
  • Snow8 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph158 (38%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph159 (38%)
  • 70 mph47 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (13%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (20%)
  • Cyclist52 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20207 (33%)
  • 21 to 25118 (19%)
  • 26 to 3592 (15%)
  • 36 to 4561 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5536 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.5%)
  • Over 755 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider370 (59%)
  • Passenger227 (36%)
  • Pedestrian35 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (63%)
  • Motorcycle118 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 1983.

Collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A449 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1983: 56, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4495685312
2ndA5263405
3rdM62576010
4thA458223407
5thA41162603
6thA460142212
7thB4176142202
8thA454101202
9thA3491102
10thA4625902
11thA4635801
12thB41562301
13thB50122201
14thA4511201
15thA4641101
16thB42101101

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1983

Codsall had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1983: 22.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1983

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1983: 76.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years