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Stafford road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 597 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 1980, and 834 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (622), and casualties fell from 916.

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

Collisions in 1980
597
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
834
Down 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
16
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 1980

2.7% of collisions in Stafford in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.7%
  • Serious15225%
  • Slight42972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.5%
  • Serious17721%
  • Slight63676%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 597, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday82 (14%)
  • Wednesday78 (13%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday105 (18%)
  • Saturday78 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.9%)
  • February37 (6.2%)
  • March43 (7.2%)
  • April44 (7.4%)
  • May58 (9.7%)
  • June44 (7.4%)
  • July38 (6.4%)
  • August59 (9.9%)
  • September60 (10%)
  • October62 (10%)
  • November43 (7.2%)
  • December62 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds453 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry332 (56%)
  • Wet or damp224 (38%)
  • Frost or ice37 (6.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph273 (46%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph123 (21%)
  • 70 mph186 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway464 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (17%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant426 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist207 (25%)
  • Pedestrian74 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist71 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20267 (32%)
  • 21 to 2599 (12%)
  • 26 to 35115 (14%)
  • 36 to 4583 (10%)
  • 46 to 5566 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6559 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.2%)
  • Over 7510 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider525 (63%)
  • Passenger235 (28%)
  • Pedestrian74 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car617 (60%)
  • Motorcycle192 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Stafford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Stafford ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 148th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 1980

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 1980: 106, including 4 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34106136425
2ndM65398317
3rdA5184362112
4thA513314419
5thA512843111
6thA449212934
7thA5013192415
8thB5026182104
9thA519172813
10thA520142203
11thB5066141602
12thB502771001
13thB54052200
14thA501301
15thA50051100
16thB50161201
17thB50291100

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 1980

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 228.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 1980

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 1980: 151.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 1980, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years