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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 576 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1998, and 889 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1997 (630), and casualties fell from 1,068.

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

Collisions in 1998
576
Down 9% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
889
Down 17% on 1997
Fatal collisions
12
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
11% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1998

2.1% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious6311%
  • Slight50187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious849.4%
  • Slight79289%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1998 is highlighted, with 576, down 9% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (12%)
  • Tuesday70 (12%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday87 (15%)
  • Friday115 (20%)
  • Saturday72 (13%)
  • Sunday85 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.6%)
  • February49 (8.5%)
  • March31 (5.4%)
  • April53 (9.2%)
  • May49 (8.5%)
  • June59 (10%)
  • July38 (6.6%)
  • August48 (8.3%)
  • September49 (8.5%)
  • October61 (11%)
  • November48 (8.3%)
  • December47 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight398 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds454 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (57%)
  • Wet or damp227 (39%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph121 (21%)
  • 40 mph57 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph22 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph220 (38%)
  • 70 mph156 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway168 (29%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant700 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (5.7%)
  • Pedestrian38 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist33 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20130 (15%)
  • 21 to 25116 (13%)
  • 26 to 35193 (22%)
  • 36 to 45126 (14%)
  • 46 to 5590 (10%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.6%)
  • Over 7523 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider544 (61%)
  • Passenger307 (35%)
  • Pedestrian38 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car944 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (8%)
  • Motorcycle52 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in South Staffordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Staffordshire ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 141st most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
213th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1998

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1998: 119, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6119226412
2ndA4497812047
3rdA5376108
4thA34273802
5thA460222602
6thA462212502
7thB4176183303
8thA458161705
9thM54101101
10thA45491402
11thB415681102
12thB501281202
13thA4161400
14thA4513300
15thA4633411
16thB42101100

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1998

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1998: 39.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1998

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1998: 116.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1998, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years