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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 527 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1989, and 805 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1988 (548), and casualties rose from 766.

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

Collisions in 1989
527
Down 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
805
Up 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
14
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1989

2.7% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious8216%
  • Slight43182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162%
  • Serious10213%
  • Slight68785%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1989 is highlighted, with 527, down 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (11%)
  • Tuesday77 (15%)
  • Wednesday70 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday101 (19%)
  • Saturday79 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.5%)
  • February39 (7.4%)
  • March60 (11%)
  • April34 (6.5%)
  • May51 (9.7%)
  • June53 (10%)
  • July54 (10%)
  • August53 (10%)
  • September36 (6.8%)
  • October38 (7.2%)
  • November53 (10%)
  • December27 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds410 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other33 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry432 (82%)
  • Wet or damp86 (16%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph144 (27%)
  • 40 mph83 (16%)
  • 50 mph21 (4%)
  • 60 mph242 (46%)
  • 70 mph35 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway459 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant614 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian39 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist38 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4%)
  • 16 to 20183 (23%)
  • 21 to 25157 (20%)
  • 26 to 35162 (20%)
  • 36 to 4587 (11%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.5%)
  • Over 7511 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (57%)
  • Passenger311 (39%)
  • Pedestrian39 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car795 (79%)
  • Motorcycle73 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 1989.

Collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A449 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1989: 75, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44975134214
2ndA5375315
3rdA34334308
4thA460233304
5thA458223501
6thB4176202701
7thA41122313
8thB5012101802
9thA45492222
10thA4627810
11thM66900
12thA4515801
13thA4635902
14thB42104601
15thB41563601
16thA4642210
17thA511100
18thA541100
19thB41541200
20thM541110

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1989

Wombourne had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1989: 43.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1989

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1989: 86.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years