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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 630 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1997, and 1,068 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1996 (561), and casualties rose from 851.

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

Collisions in 1997
630
Up 12% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,068
Up 25% on 1996
Fatal collisions
13
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
9% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1997

2.1% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1997 were fatal and 9% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious579%
  • Slight56089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.4%
  • Serious767.1%
  • Slight97791%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1997 is highlighted, with 630, up 12% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (13%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday84 (13%)
  • Thursday98 (16%)
  • Friday102 (16%)
  • Saturday102 (16%)
  • Sunday86 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.5%)
  • February44 (7%)
  • March39 (6.2%)
  • April53 (8.4%)
  • May56 (8.9%)
  • June58 (9.2%)
  • July61 (9.7%)
  • August60 (9.5%)
  • September52 (8.3%)
  • October48 (7.6%)
  • November54 (8.6%)
  • December58 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight474 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds483 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry358 (57%)
  • Wet or damp253 (40%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph140 (22%)
  • 40 mph58 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph33 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph232 (37%)
  • 70 mph167 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway172 (27%)
  • Roundabout30 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant743 (70%)
  • Bus or coach occupant120 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (5.6%)
  • Pedestrian50 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.7%)
  • Cyclist26 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1577 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20160 (15%)
  • 21 to 25156 (15%)
  • 26 to 35235 (22%)
  • 36 to 45126 (12%)
  • 46 to 55101 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.2%)
  • Over 7524 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded42 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider594 (56%)
  • Passenger424 (40%)
  • Pedestrian50 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,012 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes111 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle61 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 132nd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1997

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1997: 131, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6131284211
2ndA4497710535
3rdA460477503
4thA5426306
5thA34365402
6thA458132420
7thA462121800
8thB4156121601
9thB4176123012
10thB5012125700
11thM54101711
12thA415500
13thA4634600
14thA4543500
15thA4511100
16thA541100
17thB2101101
18thB42101501

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1997

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1997: 39.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1997

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1997: 135.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years