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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1986, and 824 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1985 (472), and casualties rose from 729.

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

Collisions in 1986
555
Up 18% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
824
Up 13% on 1985
Fatal collisions
15
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
19% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1986

2.7% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1986 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious10519%
  • Slight43578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.4%
  • Serious14718%
  • Slight65780%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1986 is highlighted, with 555, up 18% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (13%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (13%)
  • Friday90 (16%)
  • Saturday90 (16%)
  • Sunday85 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.7%)
  • February38 (6.8%)
  • March45 (8.1%)
  • April42 (7.6%)
  • May51 (9.2%)
  • June44 (7.9%)
  • July48 (8.6%)
  • August48 (8.6%)
  • September48 (8.6%)
  • October55 (9.9%)
  • November59 (11%)
  • December34 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other35 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (57%)
  • Wet or damp203 (37%)
  • Frost or ice26 (4.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (26%)
  • 40 mph93 (17%)
  • 50 mph21 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph224 (40%)
  • 70 mph72 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway428 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (19%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant563 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (15%)
  • Pedestrian47 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist40 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20226 (27%)
  • 21 to 25151 (18%)
  • 26 to 35127 (15%)
  • 36 to 4596 (12%)
  • 46 to 5560 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.2%)
  • Over 759 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider500 (61%)
  • Passenger277 (34%)
  • Pedestrian47 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car729 (71%)
  • Motorcycle112 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 168th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
237th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1986

The A449 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1986: 79, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44979137218
2ndM6559858
3rdA343749210
4thA460313813
5thA5314714
6thA458192402
7thA41122904
8thB4176122101
9thB4156111202
10thA454101915
11thA46271300
12thM546700
13thB42104601
14thB50124500
15thA4633610
16thA4642300
17thA4511100
18thB41541101
19thB50491200

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1986

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1986: 42.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1986

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1986: 95.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1986, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1986.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years