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Stafford road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 628 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 1988, and 894 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1987 (574), and casualties rose from 840.

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

Collisions in 1988
628
Up 9% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
894
Up 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 1988

1.6% of collisions in Stafford in 1988 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious10116%
  • Slight51782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious13515%
  • Slight74884%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 628, up 9% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (15%)
  • Tuesday92 (15%)
  • Wednesday78 (12%)
  • Thursday107 (17%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday87 (14%)
  • Sunday73 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.6%)
  • February43 (6.8%)
  • March47 (7.5%)
  • April36 (5.7%)
  • May56 (8.9%)
  • June45 (7.2%)
  • July72 (11%)
  • August61 (9.7%)
  • September52 (8.3%)
  • October61 (9.7%)
  • November57 (9.1%)
  • December50 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight440 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds447 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry396 (63%)
  • Wet or damp223 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph277 (44%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph212 (34%)
  • 70 mph97 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway471 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (18%)
  • Roundabout33 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant604 (68%)
  • Pedestrian85 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist70 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20193 (22%)
  • 21 to 25157 (18%)
  • 26 to 35142 (16%)
  • 36 to 45128 (14%)
  • 46 to 5571 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.4%)
  • Over 7517 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider525 (59%)
  • Passenger284 (32%)
  • Pedestrian85 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car882 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle77 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 141st most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
141st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 1988

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 1988: 86, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA348610909
2ndM67112307
3rdA51859103113
4thA513334703
5thA51294915
6thA449243704
7thB5026233004
8thB5066182213
9thA519141912
10thA520132004
11thA5013121310
12thB5027101403
13thA5381001
14thB540581304
15thA505601
16thA5004501
17thB502941110
18thA51873400
19thA5213311
20thA5252201

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 1988

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 195.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 1988

ST17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 1988: 142.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 1988, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years