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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 543 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1994, and 861 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1993 (551), and casualties rose from 801.

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

Collisions in 1994
543
Down 1% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
861
Up 7% on 1993
Fatal collisions
12
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1994

2.2% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1994 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious7514%
  • Slight45684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious9911%
  • Slight75087%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1994 is highlighted, with 543, down 1% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (12%)
  • Wednesday83 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.6%)
  • February51 (9.4%)
  • March43 (7.9%)
  • April35 (6.4%)
  • May37 (6.8%)
  • June50 (9.2%)
  • July51 (9.4%)
  • August50 (9.2%)
  • September39 (7.2%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November39 (7.2%)
  • December57 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight402 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds417 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (55%)
  • Wet or damp228 (42%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph132 (24%)
  • 40 mph57 (10%)
  • 50 mph30 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph203 (37%)
  • 70 mph121 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (25%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant632 (73%)
  • Pedestrian49 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist30 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant30 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1557 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20138 (16%)
  • 21 to 25101 (12%)
  • 26 to 35165 (19%)
  • 36 to 45116 (13%)
  • 46 to 5587 (10%)
  • 56 to 6553 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.5%)
  • Over 7521 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded33 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider493 (57%)
  • Passenger319 (37%)
  • Pedestrian49 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car806 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes112 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle48 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 148th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
214th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1994

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1994: 92, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM692163114
2ndA44973113310
3rdA460344502
4thA34315814
5thA5244425
6thA462192710
7thB4176162302
8thA41131912
9thA458122003
10thM5491604
11thA45481400
12thB415681202
13thB501271001
14thA4634400
15thA4643400
16thA4512300
17thA4441100
18thB50261100
19thB50271100

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1994

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay and Wombourne had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1994, with 23 each.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1994

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1994: 115.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1994, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years