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Stafford road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 649 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 1986, and 911 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1985 (593), and casualties rose from 831.

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

Collisions in 1986
649
Up 9% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
911
Up 10% on 1985
Fatal collisions
16
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 1986

2.5% of collisions in Stafford in 1986 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious11117%
  • Slight52280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.9%
  • Serious14015%
  • Slight75483%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 649, up 9% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (11%)
  • Tuesday95 (15%)
  • Wednesday100 (15%)
  • Thursday94 (14%)
  • Friday106 (16%)
  • Saturday95 (15%)
  • Sunday87 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (5.4%)
  • February44 (6.8%)
  • March50 (7.7%)
  • April39 (6%)
  • May60 (9.2%)
  • June48 (7.4%)
  • July60 (9.2%)
  • August53 (8.2%)
  • September54 (8.3%)
  • October78 (12%)
  • November57 (8.8%)
  • December71 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight466 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds487 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Other36 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry380 (59%)
  • Wet or damp234 (36%)
  • Frost or ice30 (4.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph302 (47%)
  • 40 mph32 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph187 (29%)
  • 70 mph112 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway494 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (17%)
  • Roundabout34 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant533 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (14%)
  • Pedestrian93 (10%)
  • Cyclist77 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1039 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1564 (7%)
  • 16 to 20220 (24%)
  • 21 to 25133 (15%)
  • 26 to 35151 (17%)
  • 36 to 4598 (11%)
  • 46 to 5564 (7%)
  • 56 to 6574 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.3%)
  • Over 7517 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider554 (61%)
  • Passenger264 (29%)
  • Pedestrian93 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car766 (68%)
  • Motorcycle121 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 133rd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 1986

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 1986: 105, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34105139215
2ndM668130611
3rdA5186596214
4thA513334422
5thA449253606
6thA51254125
7thA520212402
8thB5027182805
9thB5066182121
10thA5013131901
11thB5026121805
12thA518791001
13thA51991103
14thA5216601
15thB54055500
16thA502201
17thB50292200
18thA531201
19thA5311200

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 1986

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 224.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 1986

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 1986: 156.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 1986, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years