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Stafford road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 701 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 1993, and 971 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1992 (656), and casualties rose from 955.

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

Collisions in 1993
701
Up 7% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
971
Up 2% on 1992
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 1993

1.1% of collisions in Stafford in 1993 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious7110%
  • Slight62289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious848.7%
  • Slight87890%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 1993 is highlighted, with 701, up 7% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (12%)
  • Tuesday86 (12%)
  • Wednesday114 (16%)
  • Thursday107 (15%)
  • Friday147 (21%)
  • Saturday87 (12%)
  • Sunday74 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8.6%)
  • February67 (9.6%)
  • March42 (6%)
  • April50 (7.1%)
  • May70 (10%)
  • June45 (6.4%)
  • July61 (8.7%)
  • August51 (7.3%)
  • September63 (9%)
  • October58 (8.3%)
  • November53 (7.6%)
  • December81 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight520 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds516 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry397 (57%)
  • Wet or damp267 (38%)
  • Frost or ice26 (3.7%)
  • Snow7 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph303 (43%)
  • 40 mph25 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph225 (32%)
  • 70 mph136 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway498 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway157 (22%)
  • Roundabout37 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant719 (74%)
  • Pedestrian66 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist63 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3%)
  • 16 to 20139 (14%)
  • 21 to 25156 (16%)
  • 26 to 35239 (25%)
  • 36 to 45146 (15%)
  • 46 to 55110 (11%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.1%)
  • Over 7523 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider626 (64%)
  • Passenger279 (29%)
  • Pedestrian66 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,081 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes95 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5%)
  • Motorcycle51 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 107th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
107th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 1993

The M6 had the most collisions in Stafford in 1993: 110, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM611017836
2ndA3493135013
3rdA518668413
4thA51375327
5thB5066334902
6thA449324503
7thA519324714
8thA513223602
9thA520213303
10thA5013172102
11thB5026131802
12thB5027121401
13thA518791000
14thB54055500
15thA5002200
16thA501100
17thA50061100
18thA51821200
19thB40661100
20thB50291100

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 1993

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 241.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 1993

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 1993: 165.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 1993, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years