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Stafford road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 866 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 1990, and 1,170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1989 (744), and casualties rose from 1,044.

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

Collisions in 1990
866
Up 16% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,170
Up 12% on 1989
Fatal collisions
17
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 1990

2% of collisions in Stafford in 1990 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious10412%
  • Slight74586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.5%
  • Serious12711%
  • Slight1,02688%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 866, up 16% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (13%)
  • Tuesday127 (15%)
  • Wednesday106 (12%)
  • Thursday121 (14%)
  • Friday146 (17%)
  • Saturday152 (18%)
  • Sunday98 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59129 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (7.7%)
  • February82 (9.5%)
  • March61 (7%)
  • April67 (7.7%)
  • May57 (6.6%)
  • June77 (8.9%)
  • July60 (6.9%)
  • August67 (7.7%)
  • September102 (12%)
  • October88 (10%)
  • November67 (7.7%)
  • December71 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight610 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting119 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds609 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds181 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry497 (57%)
  • Wet or damp345 (40%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.7%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph350 (40%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph22 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph326 (38%)
  • 70 mph136 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway638 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway165 (19%)
  • Roundabout37 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant835 (71%)
  • Pedestrian107 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist69 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1043 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1539 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20283 (24%)
  • 21 to 25187 (16%)
  • 26 to 35230 (20%)
  • 36 to 45144 (12%)
  • 46 to 5592 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.9%)
  • Over 7520 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider740 (63%)
  • Passenger323 (28%)
  • Pedestrian107 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,263 (80%)
  • Motorcycle107 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes94 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 97th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
97th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
189th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 1990

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 1990: 103, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34103137012
2ndM6102167210
3rdA518628327
4thA514861211
5thA513487802
6thA534772211
7thA449273603
8thA519213402
9thA520212601
10thA525203003
11thB5066182102
12thB5026172714
13thA5013121401
14thB5027111100
15thA5007810
16thA5317801
17thB55005711
18thB53674500
19thB53684500
20thB54054510

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 1990

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 238.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 1990

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 1990: 170.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 1990, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years