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Stafford road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 744 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 1989, and 1,044 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1988 (628), and casualties rose from 894.

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

Collisions in 1989
744
Up 18% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,044
Up 17% on 1988
Fatal collisions
16
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 1989

2.2% of collisions in Stafford in 1989 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious10815%
  • Slight62083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.7%
  • Serious13813%
  • Slight88885%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 744, up 18% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (14%)
  • Tuesday111 (15%)
  • Wednesday100 (13%)
  • Thursday109 (15%)
  • Friday136 (18%)
  • Saturday107 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7%)
  • February51 (6.9%)
  • March75 (10%)
  • April51 (6.9%)
  • May57 (7.7%)
  • June64 (8.6%)
  • July62 (8.3%)
  • August69 (9.3%)
  • September61 (8.2%)
  • October71 (9.5%)
  • November79 (11%)
  • December52 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight520 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting118 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds559 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (15%)
  • Fog or mist15 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other27 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry470 (63%)
  • Wet or damp254 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.9%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph321 (43%)
  • 40 mph44 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph18 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph248 (33%)
  • 70 mph112 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway542 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (17%)
  • Roundabout44 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant723 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian92 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist72 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1559 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20234 (22%)
  • 21 to 25183 (18%)
  • 26 to 35195 (19%)
  • 36 to 45129 (12%)
  • 46 to 5591 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.8%)
  • Over 7513 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider645 (62%)
  • Passenger307 (29%)
  • Pedestrian92 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,062 (79%)
  • Motorcycle94 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 120th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
120th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 1989

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 1989: 105, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34105142216
2ndM67112016
3rdA518709938
4thA449425424
5thA51335619
6thA513304012
7thB5066273203
8thB5026233704
9thA519223815
10thA520202311
11thA53182713
12thA5013172615
13thA525131401
14thB502791101
15thB502981201
16thA5006812
17thB54056701
18thA5251201
19thA5214601
20thA5314500

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 1989

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 239.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 1989

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 1989: 147.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years