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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 551 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1993, and 801 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1992 (613), and casualties fell from 940.

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

Collisions in 1993
551
Down 10% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
801
Down 15% on 1992
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1993

0.5% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1993 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious549.8%
  • Slight49490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious577.1%
  • Slight74193%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1993 is highlighted, with 551, down 10% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (10%)
  • Wednesday89 (16%)
  • Thursday93 (17%)
  • Friday105 (19%)
  • Saturday71 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (9.4%)
  • February47 (8.5%)
  • March34 (6.2%)
  • April47 (8.5%)
  • May39 (7.1%)
  • June52 (9.4%)
  • July52 (9.4%)
  • August41 (7.4%)
  • September53 (9.6%)
  • October41 (7.4%)
  • November46 (8.3%)
  • December47 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight403 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (17%)
  • Fog or mist22 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (63%)
  • Wet or damp190 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (28%)
  • 40 mph58 (11%)
  • 50 mph26 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph177 (32%)
  • 70 mph138 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (27%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant591 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian53 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (4%)
  • Cyclist31 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20109 (14%)
  • 21 to 25130 (16%)
  • 26 to 35212 (26%)
  • 36 to 45120 (15%)
  • 46 to 5579 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3%)
  • Over 7510 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider494 (62%)
  • Passenger254 (32%)
  • Pedestrian53 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car907 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes103 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle57 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 149th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
149th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1993

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1993: 100, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM610017715
2ndA4497710608
3rdA34324201
4thA5253301
5thA458193004
6thA460192906
7thB4176182800
8thA462141700
9thA41131600
10thM54131601
11thB41568901
12thA45461001
13thB50126602
14thA4633401
15thB42102300
16thA41011100
17thB41541200

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1993

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1993: 25.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1993

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1993: 112.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1993, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years