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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 561 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1996, and 851 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1995 (520), and casualties rose from 798.

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

Collisions in 1996
561
Up 8% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
851
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1996

1.4% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1996 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious508.9%
  • Slight50390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious617.2%
  • Slight78092%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1996 is highlighted, with 561, up 8% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (12%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday83 (15%)
  • Saturday83 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.1%)
  • February49 (8.7%)
  • March54 (9.6%)
  • April49 (8.7%)
  • May42 (7.5%)
  • June45 (8%)
  • July52 (9.3%)
  • August51 (9.1%)
  • September36 (6.4%)
  • October50 (8.9%)
  • November41 (7.3%)
  • December52 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight383 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds444 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (60%)
  • Wet or damp194 (35%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.6%)
  • Snow8 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (25%)
  • 40 mph58 (10%)
  • 50 mph44 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph180 (32%)
  • 70 mph141 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (24%)
  • Roundabout28 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant656 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist34 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (4%)
  • Pedestrian33 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20121 (14%)
  • 21 to 25128 (15%)
  • 26 to 35179 (21%)
  • 36 to 45121 (14%)
  • 46 to 5596 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded35 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider531 (62%)
  • Passenger287 (34%)
  • Pedestrian33 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car892 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes92 (8%)
  • Motorcycle55 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 148th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1996

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1996: 113, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM611318618
2ndA44966101111
3rdA5539225
4thA34406712
5thA460213212
6thA462162401
7thB4176132200
8thB5012111501
9thA45891522
10thM5491300
11thA4171300
12thA45471501
13thB41565600
14thA4634400
15thB42104501
16thA34001100

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1996

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1996: 48.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1996

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1996: 125.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1996, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years