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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1990, and 731 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1989 (527), and casualties fell from 805.

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

Collisions in 1990
484
Down 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
731
Down 9% on 1989
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1990

2.5% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1990 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious7515%
  • Slight39782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious9513%
  • Slight62485%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1990 is highlighted, with 484, down 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday54 (11%)
  • Wednesday75 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (11%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday80 (17%)
  • Sunday91 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (12%)
  • February36 (7.4%)
  • March35 (7.2%)
  • April35 (7.2%)
  • May36 (7.4%)
  • June43 (8.9%)
  • July35 (7.2%)
  • August32 (6.6%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October35 (7.2%)
  • November42 (8.7%)
  • December44 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (15%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other26 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry356 (74%)
  • Wet or damp112 (23%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph154 (32%)
  • 40 mph64 (13%)
  • 50 mph25 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph211 (44%)
  • 70 mph28 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway422 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant550 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian44 (6%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20180 (25%)
  • 21 to 25113 (15%)
  • 26 to 35148 (20%)
  • 36 to 4591 (12%)
  • 46 to 5554 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.9%)
  • Over 7520 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (57%)
  • Passenger269 (37%)
  • Pedestrian44 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car705 (77%)
  • Motorcycle52 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle39 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1990.

Collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A449 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1990: 76, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44976114212
2ndA5345222
3rdB4176194009
4thA460182513
5thA458172903
6thA34161703
7thA41141901
8thA462122322
9thA454102404
10thB415671002
11thB501271311
12thM66800
13thA4635600
14thM543300
15thA4512300
16thA4641200
17thA4991501
18thA511310
19thA541100
20thB42101200

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1990

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1990: 32.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1990

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1990: 88.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years