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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 520 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1995, and 798 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1994 (543), and casualties fell from 861.

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

Collisions in 1995
520
Down 4% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
798
Down 7% on 1994
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
10% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1995

2.3% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1995 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious5410%
  • Slight45487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.8%
  • Serious729%
  • Slight71289%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1995 is highlighted, with 520, down 4% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (12%)
  • Tuesday78 (15%)
  • Wednesday80 (15%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday91 (18%)
  • Saturday73 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (11%)
  • February36 (6.9%)
  • March41 (7.9%)
  • April41 (7.9%)
  • May38 (7.3%)
  • June46 (8.8%)
  • July45 (8.7%)
  • August50 (9.6%)
  • September38 (7.3%)
  • October43 (8.3%)
  • November40 (7.7%)
  • December45 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight368 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (57%)
  • Wet or damp192 (37%)
  • Frost or ice24 (4.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (28%)
  • 40 mph43 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph25 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph189 (36%)
  • 70 mph118 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (24%)
  • Roundabout21 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant607 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (4.4%)
  • Pedestrian35 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist31 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20116 (15%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35166 (21%)
  • 36 to 45104 (13%)
  • 46 to 5591 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.5%)
  • Over 7513 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded50 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider487 (61%)
  • Passenger276 (35%)
  • Pedestrian35 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car797 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes94 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle36 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus10 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 155th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1995

The A449 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1995: 75, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4497511019
2ndM67313642
3rdA34458317
4thA460395414
5thA5255107
6thA458122011
7thA462121801
8thB4156111103
9thM54111401
10thB4176102101
11thA417812
12thA45461410
13thA4636901
14thB50125500
15thA4512300
16thA4641100
17thB42101101

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1995

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1995: 41.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1995

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1995: 104.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1995, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years