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Stafford road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 798 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 1991, and 1,143 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1990 (866), and casualties fell from 1,170.

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

Collisions in 1991
798
Down 8% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,143
Down 2% on 1990
Fatal collisions
12
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 1991

1.5% of collisions in Stafford in 1991 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious9111%
  • Slight69587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious1069.3%
  • Slight1,02490%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 798, down 8% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (13%)
  • Tuesday101 (13%)
  • Wednesday120 (15%)
  • Thursday147 (18%)
  • Friday125 (16%)
  • Saturday112 (14%)
  • Sunday88 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (8.8%)
  • February64 (8%)
  • March54 (6.8%)
  • April57 (7.1%)
  • May68 (8.5%)
  • June58 (7.3%)
  • July79 (9.9%)
  • August64 (8%)
  • September68 (8.5%)
  • October79 (9.9%)
  • November75 (9.4%)
  • December62 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight571 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting124 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds599 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry441 (55%)
  • Wet or damp320 (40%)
  • Frost or ice24 (3%)
  • Snow12 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph311 (39%)
  • 40 mph47 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph24 (3%)
  • 60 mph306 (38%)
  • 70 mph106 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway594 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (19%)
  • Roundabout42 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant856 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian83 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist74 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1043 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1560 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20237 (21%)
  • 21 to 25205 (18%)
  • 26 to 35220 (19%)
  • 36 to 45139 (12%)
  • 46 to 5588 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7541 (3.6%)
  • Over 7518 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider720 (63%)
  • Passenger340 (30%)
  • Pedestrian83 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,248 (81%)
  • Motorcycle88 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 94th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 1991

The M6 had the most collisions in Stafford in 1991: 92, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM69215218
2ndA348212119
3rdA518629015
4thA51497724
5thA513395600
6thA53314617
7thB5066222302
8thA519202701
9thA449192602
10thA525193302
11thB5026172404
12thA5013162202
13thB5027152904
14thA520101101
15thB550081111
16thA5317902
17thA50061120
18thA51875501
19thB54055710
20thA51822201

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 1991

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 226.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 1991

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 1991: 154.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 1991, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years