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Stafford road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 623 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 1994, and 877 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1993 (701), and casualties fell from 971.

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

Collisions in 1994
623
Down 11% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
877
Down 10% on 1993
Fatal collisions
21
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 1994

3.4% of collisions in Stafford in 1994 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.4%
  • Serious6911%
  • Slight53386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.4%
  • Serious9311%
  • Slight76387%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 1994 is highlighted, with 623, down 11% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (15%)
  • Tuesday93 (15%)
  • Wednesday90 (14%)
  • Thursday89 (14%)
  • Friday114 (18%)
  • Saturday77 (12%)
  • Sunday65 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.9%)
  • February50 (8%)
  • March51 (8.2%)
  • April49 (7.9%)
  • May50 (8%)
  • June46 (7.4%)
  • July51 (8.2%)
  • August43 (6.9%)
  • September48 (7.7%)
  • October54 (8.7%)
  • November56 (9%)
  • December76 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (20%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (53%)
  • Wet or damp267 (43%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.6%)
  • Snow8 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph267 (43%)
  • 40 mph25 (4%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph215 (35%)
  • 70 mph101 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway464 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (20%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant596 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian59 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20137 (16%)
  • 21 to 25125 (14%)
  • 26 to 35188 (21%)
  • 36 to 4588 (10%)
  • 46 to 5586 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.4%)
  • Over 7517 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded45 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider546 (62%)
  • Passenger272 (31%)
  • Pedestrian59 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car845 (72%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle69 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4%)
  • Other vehicle24 (2%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 128th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 1994

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 1994: 81, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA348110636
2ndM67613045
3rdA518619088
4thA449334103
5thA51304314
6thA519243816
7thA513224112
8thB5066203200
9thA520192821
10thA5013162214
11thB5026152003
12thB5027152001
13thB54055602
14thA51874400
15thB50292300
16thA501100
17thA50351100
18thA5211400
19thA5221100
20thB50381200

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 1994

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 198.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 1994

ST18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 1994: 125.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 1994, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years