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Stafford road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 622 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 1979, and 916 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 164 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 23,372 collisions in Stafford.

Collisions in 1979
622
Casualties in 1979
916
Fatal collisions
13
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
164
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 1979

2.1% of collisions in Stafford in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious16426%
  • Slight44572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.7%
  • Serious20322%
  • Slight69776%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 622.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025193257
2024227291
2023108144
202283109
2021107137
202095115
2019157219
2018174258
2017190259
2016361516
2015322447
2014346479
2013365494
2012379542
2011409551
2010437611
2009434604
2008491662
2007523753
2006577841
2005610849
2004605869
2003624869
2002565824
2001615887
2000617848
1999667943
1998615892
1997617911
1996667926
1995606904
1994623877
1993701971
1992656955
19917981,143
19908661,170
19897441,044
1988628894
1987574840
1986649911
1985593831
1984629879
1983611832
1982649892
1981646905
1980597834
1979622916

When and where crashes happen in Stafford in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (11%)
  • Tuesday92 (15%)
  • Wednesday90 (14%)
  • Thursday97 (16%)
  • Friday119 (19%)
  • Saturday75 (12%)
  • Sunday83 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.3%)
  • February43 (6.9%)
  • March54 (8.7%)
  • April46 (7.4%)
  • May63 (10%)
  • June50 (8%)
  • July52 (8.4%)
  • August48 (7.7%)
  • September50 (8%)
  • October52 (8.4%)
  • November71 (11%)
  • December54 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight421 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting111 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds420 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1%)
  • Other62 (10%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (53%)
  • Wet or damp220 (35%)
  • Frost or ice56 (9%)
  • Snow18 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (44%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph336 (54%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway481 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (18%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant512 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (19%)
  • Pedestrian85 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist54 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant51 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20244 (27%)
  • 21 to 25127 (14%)
  • 26 to 35161 (18%)
  • 36 to 45105 (11%)
  • 46 to 5580 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.1%)
  • Over 7511 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider526 (57%)
  • Passenger305 (33%)
  • Pedestrian85 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car652 (61%)
  • Motorcycle161 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes100 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Stafford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stafford ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 139th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 1979

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 1979: 108, including 4 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34108149424
2ndA51865111218
3rdM664107219
4thA5133654114
5thA449303708
6thA51223708
7thA519193807
8thA520192403
9thA5013172108
10thB5027162511
11thB5066142406
12thB502691512
13thB54052201
14thA501401
15thB50131300

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 1979

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 221.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 1979

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 1979: 147.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 1979, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years