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Stafford road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 649 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 1982, and 892 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1981 (646), and casualties fell from 905.

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

Collisions in 1982
649
Level with 1981
Casualties in 1982
892
Down 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
15
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 1982

2.3% of collisions in Stafford in 1982 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious16525%
  • Slight46972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.8%
  • Serious19322%
  • Slight68377%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 649, level with 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday92 (14%)
  • Wednesday96 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (13%)
  • Friday130 (20%)
  • Saturday77 (12%)
  • Sunday80 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (9.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (9.2%)
  • February40 (6.2%)
  • March51 (7.9%)
  • April53 (8.2%)
  • May58 (8.9%)
  • June63 (9.7%)
  • July66 (10%)
  • August59 (9.1%)
  • September47 (7.2%)
  • October57 (8.8%)
  • November56 (8.6%)
  • December39 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight441 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds484 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (14%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other41 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (58%)
  • Wet or damp233 (36%)
  • Frost or ice31 (4.8%)
  • Snow8 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph330 (51%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph215 (33%)
  • 70 mph89 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway511 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (15%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant448 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist218 (24%)
  • Pedestrian92 (10%)
  • Cyclist83 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1562 (7%)
  • 16 to 20299 (34%)
  • 21 to 25125 (14%)
  • 26 to 35125 (14%)
  • 36 to 4582 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5556 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.3%)
  • Over 758 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider559 (63%)
  • Passenger241 (27%)
  • Pedestrian92 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car661 (60%)
  • Motorcycle204 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 131st most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
131st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
128th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 1982

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 1982: 105, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34105135225
2ndA51875102320
3rdM64784214
4thA51284427
5thA513283707
6thA449273318
7thB5066263607
8thA520172515
9thA5013152013
10thA519131604
11thB5027121804
12thB5026102110
13thA502200
14thB50292200
15thB54052200
16thA5001100
17thA531100
18thB50061400
19thB53671101

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 1982

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 267.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 1982

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 1982: 177.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 1982, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years