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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1985, and 729 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1984 (555), and casualties fell from 875.

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

Collisions in 1985
472
Down 15% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
729
Down 17% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
21% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1985

2.3% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1985 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious10021%
  • Slight36176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious12918%
  • Slight58781%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1985 is highlighted, with 472, down 15% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (12%)
  • Friday107 (23%)
  • Saturday58 (12%)
  • Sunday75 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.1%)
  • February30 (6.4%)
  • March37 (7.8%)
  • April42 (8.9%)
  • May43 (9.1%)
  • June41 (8.7%)
  • July31 (6.6%)
  • August44 (9.3%)
  • September49 (10%)
  • October45 (9.5%)
  • November43 (9.1%)
  • December38 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other40 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (56%)
  • Wet or damp172 (36%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4%)
  • Snow15 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph124 (26%)
  • 40 mph64 (14%)
  • 50 mph24 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph199 (42%)
  • 70 mph61 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (19%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant499 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (13%)
  • Pedestrian41 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist36 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (3%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20223 (31%)
  • 21 to 25115 (16%)
  • 26 to 3596 (13%)
  • 36 to 4578 (11%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (59%)
  • Passenger259 (36%)
  • Pedestrian41 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car610 (70%)
  • Motorcycle94 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 1985.

Collisions
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
164th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A449 and M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1985, with 53 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449538509
2ndM6538119
3rdA5437536
4thA34222915
5thA454132404
6thA458121813
7thB4176122902
8thA460111305
9thB415691703
10thA4171001
11thA4627702
12thA46371702
13thM546812
14thB41544600
15thB50123301
16thB42102500

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1985

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1985: 25.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1985

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1985: 97.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years