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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 548 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1988, and 766 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1987 (500), and casualties fell from 770.

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

Collisions in 1988
548
Up 10% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
766
Down 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
15
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1988

2.7% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1988 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious8115%
  • Slight45282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious9613%
  • Slight65485%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 548, up 10% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (13%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday88 (16%)
  • Saturday87 (16%)
  • Sunday70 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.8%)
  • February29 (5.3%)
  • March37 (6.8%)
  • April42 (7.7%)
  • May48 (8.8%)
  • June55 (10%)
  • July52 (9.5%)
  • August52 (9.5%)
  • September49 (8.9%)
  • October50 (9.1%)
  • November42 (7.7%)
  • December55 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight367 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (21%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry381 (70%)
  • Wet or damp147 (27%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph160 (29%)
  • 40 mph46 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph24 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph246 (45%)
  • 70 mph72 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway445 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (14%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant541 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (11%)
  • Pedestrian48 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist43 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1545 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20156 (20%)
  • 21 to 25122 (16%)
  • 26 to 35169 (22%)
  • 36 to 4591 (12%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6555 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.7%)
  • Over 7513 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider480 (63%)
  • Passenger238 (31%)
  • Pedestrian48 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car754 (75%)
  • Motorcycle91 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle21 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 164th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
268th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A449 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1988: 81, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44981130417
2ndA5384925
3rdA34283604
4thM6274204
5thA460243644
6thB4176152003
7thA458142505
8thB5012121200
9thA41101700
10thA45491202
11thB415681301
12thM5471410
13thA4626700
14thA4635700
15thA4644400
16thA512200
17thA4511100
18thB4621210

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1988

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1988: 29.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1988

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1988: 96.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years