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Stafford road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 611 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 1983, and 832 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (649), and casualties fell from 892.

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

Collisions in 1983
611
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
832
Down 7% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 1983

1.8% of collisions in Stafford in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious13923%
  • Slight46175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious16420%
  • Slight65579%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 611, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (12%)
  • Tuesday88 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (13%)
  • Thursday81 (13%)
  • Friday117 (19%)
  • Saturday94 (15%)
  • Sunday79 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.7%)
  • February40 (6.5%)
  • March38 (6.2%)
  • April46 (7.5%)
  • May60 (9.8%)
  • June47 (7.7%)
  • July63 (10%)
  • August50 (8.2%)
  • September53 (8.7%)
  • October56 (9.2%)
  • November60 (9.8%)
  • December51 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds464 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other40 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry374 (61%)
  • Wet or damp214 (35%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph300 (49%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph203 (33%)
  • 70 mph88 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway488 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (15%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist182 (22%)
  • Pedestrian88 (11%)
  • Cyclist82 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1557 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20248 (30%)
  • 21 to 25128 (15%)
  • 26 to 35115 (14%)
  • 36 to 4589 (11%)
  • 46 to 5562 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.3%)
  • Over 7510 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider501 (60%)
  • Passenger243 (29%)
  • Pedestrian88 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car663 (62%)
  • Motorcycle171 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 133rd most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 1983

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 1983: 83, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3483113121
2ndA51870106417
3rdM65996110
4thA51315018
5thA513283705
6thB5066283908
7thA449252715
8thA520212807
9thB5026202913
10thA5013152301
11thB5027151803
12thA519142403
13thA534601
14thA502401
15thA5252200
16thB54052501
17thA50051201
18thA51871100
19thA521100
20thA5311101

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 1983

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 234.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 1983

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 1983: 143.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 1983, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years