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Stafford road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 629 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 1984, and 879 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1983 (611), and casualties rose from 832.

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

Collisions in 1984
629
Up 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
879
Up 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
18
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 1984

2.9% of collisions in Stafford in 1984 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious11118%
  • Slight50079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.5%
  • Serious15017%
  • Slight70780%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 629, up 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (16%)
  • Tuesday76 (12%)
  • Wednesday83 (13%)
  • Thursday103 (16%)
  • Friday90 (14%)
  • Saturday104 (17%)
  • Sunday72 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.5%)
  • February39 (6.2%)
  • March40 (6.4%)
  • April37 (5.9%)
  • May59 (9.4%)
  • June62 (9.9%)
  • July47 (7.5%)
  • August57 (9.1%)
  • September59 (9.4%)
  • October61 (9.7%)
  • November68 (11%)
  • December53 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight426 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds475 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other28 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (60%)
  • Wet or damp228 (36%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph310 (49%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph195 (31%)
  • 70 mph98 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway480 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (16%)
  • Roundabout25 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant483 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (18%)
  • Pedestrian93 (11%)
  • Cyclist81 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1564 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20234 (27%)
  • 21 to 25150 (17%)
  • 26 to 35127 (14%)
  • 36 to 45106 (12%)
  • 46 to 5564 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6540 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3%)
  • Over 7515 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider518 (59%)
  • Passenger268 (30%)
  • Pedestrian93 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car707 (66%)
  • Motorcycle158 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 138th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
138th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
245th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 1984

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 1984: 78, including 5 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA347810757
2ndM661111513
3rdA5185598014
4thA51304103
5thA520294112
6thA513263502
7thA449253007
8thB5066233114
9thB5026222827
10thA519213134
11thA5013131802
12thB5027111201
13thA51877700
14thA52161003
15thB54055701
16thA501301
17thA51821101
18thA531200
19thA5311201
20thB50291100

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 1984

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 222.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 1984

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 1984: 147.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 1984, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years