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Stafford road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 646 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 1981, and 905 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 176 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1980 (597), and casualties rose from 834.

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

Collisions in 1981
646
Up 8% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
905
Up 9% on 1980
Fatal collisions
14
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
176
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 1981

2.2% of collisions in Stafford in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious17627%
  • Slight45671%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.7%
  • Serious20723%
  • Slight68375%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 646, up 8% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (13%)
  • Tuesday85 (13%)
  • Wednesday91 (14%)
  • Thursday103 (16%)
  • Friday124 (19%)
  • Saturday87 (13%)
  • Sunday73 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59172 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (6.8%)
  • February41 (6.3%)
  • March51 (7.9%)
  • April52 (8%)
  • May63 (9.8%)
  • June69 (11%)
  • July51 (7.9%)
  • August39 (6%)
  • September59 (9.1%)
  • October65 (10%)
  • November71 (11%)
  • December41 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds465 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (20%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (54%)
  • Wet or damp263 (41%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.4%)
  • Snow11 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph288 (45%)
  • 40 mph18 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph242 (37%)
  • 70 mph97 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway502 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (16%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist215 (24%)
  • Pedestrian101 (11%)
  • Cyclist67 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20261 (29%)
  • 21 to 25142 (16%)
  • 26 to 35142 (16%)
  • 36 to 4593 (10%)
  • 46 to 5562 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.9%)
  • Over 7512 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider538 (59%)
  • Passenger266 (29%)
  • Pedestrian101 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car673 (62%)
  • Motorcycle196 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 124th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 1981

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 1981: 98, including 5 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3498122528
2ndM661104313
3rdA5184569112
4thA513452010
5thA5133344011
6thB5066304316
7thA520264109
8thA5192035110
9thA449182213
10thA5013172515
11thB5026122102
12thB50278802
13thB50293300
14thA5212200
15thA501100
16thB54051101

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 1981

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 232.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 1981

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 1981: 161.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 1981, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years