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Stafford road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 593 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 1985, and 831 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1984 (629), and casualties fell from 879.

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

Collisions in 1985
593
Down 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
831
Down 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 1985

1.9% of collisions in Stafford in 1985 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious10518%
  • Slight47780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.6%
  • Serious12515%
  • Slight68482%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 593, down 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (11%)
  • Tuesday89 (15%)
  • Wednesday92 (16%)
  • Thursday79 (13%)
  • Friday99 (17%)
  • Saturday94 (16%)
  • Sunday72 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.9%)
  • February33 (5.6%)
  • March40 (6.7%)
  • April51 (8.6%)
  • May47 (7.9%)
  • June64 (11%)
  • July54 (9.1%)
  • August47 (7.9%)
  • September53 (8.9%)
  • October49 (8.3%)
  • November68 (11%)
  • December46 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight419 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1%)
  • Other43 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (54%)
  • Wet or damp224 (38%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4.7%)
  • Snow17 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph275 (46%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph197 (33%)
  • 70 mph84 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway457 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (16%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant484 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (15%)
  • Cyclist82 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian77 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2%)
  • 11 to 1558 (7%)
  • 16 to 20206 (25%)
  • 21 to 25133 (16%)
  • 26 to 35146 (18%)
  • 36 to 45100 (12%)
  • 46 to 5566 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6541 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.5%)
  • Over 7517 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider521 (63%)
  • Passenger233 (28%)
  • Pedestrian77 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car699 (68%)
  • Motorcycle122 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 150th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 1985

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 1985: 74, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34749429
2ndM663134411
3rdA518506519
4thA51325618
5thA449263405
6thA519254219
7thB5066253003
8thA513192601
9thA5013172303
10thA520172304
11thB5027141801
12thB5026121804
13thB50296702
14thA51874401
15thA5213300
16thA501200
17thA5001100
18thA50051300
19thB54051200

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 1985

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 212.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 1985

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 1985: 135.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 1985, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years