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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1987, and 770 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1986 (555), and casualties fell from 824.

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

Collisions in 1987
500
Down 10% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
770
Down 7% on 1986
Fatal collisions
16
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1987

3.2% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1987 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.2%
  • Serious7715%
  • Slight40781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.3%
  • Serious10614%
  • Slight64684%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 500, down 10% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (11%)
  • Wednesday63 (13%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday79 (16%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday79 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6%)
  • February27 (5.4%)
  • March48 (9.6%)
  • April35 (7%)
  • May36 (7.2%)
  • June50 (10%)
  • July46 (9.2%)
  • August54 (11%)
  • September40 (8%)
  • October46 (9.2%)
  • November47 (9.4%)
  • December41 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other28 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (63%)
  • Wet or damp160 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.6%)
  • Snow12 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (29%)
  • 40 mph59 (12%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph211 (42%)
  • 70 mph71 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (22%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant570 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (11%)
  • Pedestrian42 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist32 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20203 (26%)
  • 21 to 25123 (16%)
  • 26 to 35128 (17%)
  • 36 to 4596 (12%)
  • 46 to 5556 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.2%)
  • Over 7510 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider441 (57%)
  • Passenger287 (37%)
  • Pedestrian42 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car762 (78%)
  • Motorcycle83 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1987.

Collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
153rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
280th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1987

The A449 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1987: 68, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449689429
2ndM65910543
3rdA5406725
4thA34253716
5thB4176182702
6thA460162005
7thA462132212
8thB4156131901
9thA458122013
10thA45481513
11thA4171302
12thA46351300
13thB42103300
14thB50123611
15thA4642300
16thA4511200
17thB41541100
18thM541100

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1987

Codsall had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1987: 28.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1987

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1987: 95.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1987, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years