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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1984, and 875 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 34% on 1983 (415), and casualties rose from 632.

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

Collisions in 1984
555
Up 34% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
875
Up 38% on 1983
Fatal collisions
17
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1984

3.1% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1984 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.1%
  • Serious11721%
  • Slight42176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.9%
  • Serious16118%
  • Slight69780%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 555, up 34% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (11%)
  • Wednesday70 (13%)
  • Thursday82 (15%)
  • Friday109 (20%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (7.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.4%)
  • February43 (7.7%)
  • March28 (5%)
  • April44 (7.9%)
  • May36 (6.5%)
  • June48 (8.6%)
  • July48 (8.6%)
  • August39 (7%)
  • September52 (9.4%)
  • October54 (9.7%)
  • November70 (13%)
  • December63 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (62%)
  • Dark, no street lighting113 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (16%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (55%)
  • Wet or damp228 (41%)
  • Frost or ice21 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (36%)
  • 40 mph51 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph26 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph197 (35%)
  • 70 mph79 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (20%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant553 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (16%)
  • Pedestrian57 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist55 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1568 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20240 (27%)
  • 21 to 25164 (19%)
  • 26 to 35134 (15%)
  • 36 to 4590 (10%)
  • 46 to 5553 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6542 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.9%)
  • Over 757 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider493 (56%)
  • Passenger325 (37%)
  • Pedestrian57 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car734 (68%)
  • Motorcycle127 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 164th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
164th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
231st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A449 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1984: 67, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44967108312
2ndM664129410
3rdA34355428
4thA5253614
5thA460222708
6thA458173406
7thA454142914
8thB4156121807
9thB5012121401
10thA41112411
11thA462111902
12thB417691702
13thM5471411
14thA4634800
15thA4513300
16thA4642200
17thB42102200
18thB41541100

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1984

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1984: 48.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1984

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1984: 103.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years