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South Staffordshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 516 road traffic collisions in South Staffordshire in 1999, and 722 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1998 (576), and casualties fell from 889.

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

Collisions in 1999
516
Down 10% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
722
Down 19% on 1998
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
6.4% of collisions

Crash severity in South Staffordshire in 1999

1.6% of collisions in South Staffordshire in 1999 were fatal and 6.4% serious, against 2.2% and 14% in South Staffordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious336.4%
  • Slight47592%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious425.8%
  • Slight67293%

South Staffordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Staffordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 630 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 516, down 10% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (15%)
  • Tuesday72 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday92 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (12%)
  • Sunday66 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.6%)
  • February27 (5.2%)
  • March34 (6.6%)
  • April38 (7.4%)
  • May50 (9.7%)
  • June48 (9.3%)
  • July43 (8.3%)
  • August59 (11%)
  • September45 (8.7%)
  • October56 (11%)
  • November46 (8.9%)
  • December31 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight402 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (60%)
  • Wet or damp190 (37%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (26%)
  • 40 mph68 (13%)
  • 50 mph26 (5%)
  • 60 mph165 (32%)
  • 70 mph123 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (26%)
  • Roundabout26 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Staffordshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant532 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant29 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20107 (15%)
  • 21 to 2580 (11%)
  • 26 to 35173 (24%)
  • 36 to 45122 (17%)
  • 46 to 5569 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider476 (66%)
  • Passenger206 (29%)
  • Pedestrian40 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car812 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle47 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Staffordshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Staffordshire had the 165th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in South Staffordshire with the most crashes in 1999

The M6 had the most collisions in South Staffordshire in 1999: 93, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Staffordshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM69313517
2ndA4498311625
3rdA5374804
4thA34294421
5thA460293501
6thB4176172100
7thA462131601
8thA458111602
9thM54112010
10thA46381411
11thB415681702
12thB50126800
13thA4545610
14thA414400
15thA4611200
16thA4641100
17thB42101200
18thB45371100

Towns in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1999

Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay had the most collisions of any town in South Staffordshire in 1999: 39.

Postcode districts in South Staffordshire: crashes in 1999

ST19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Staffordshire in 1999: 103.

Latest crashes in South Staffordshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in South Staffordshire in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

South Staffordshire road accidents in other years