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Stafford road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 667 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 1996, and 926 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1995 (606), and casualties rose from 904.

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

Collisions in 1996
667
Up 10% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
926
Up 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
16
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 1996

2.4% of collisions in Stafford in 1996 were fatal and 9% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.4%
  • Serious609%
  • Slight59189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.7%
  • Serious788.4%
  • Slight83290%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 667, up 10% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (16%)
  • Tuesday95 (14%)
  • Wednesday88 (13%)
  • Thursday97 (15%)
  • Friday108 (16%)
  • Saturday78 (12%)
  • Sunday94 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.5%)
  • February56 (8.4%)
  • March37 (5.5%)
  • April52 (7.8%)
  • May54 (8.1%)
  • June52 (7.8%)
  • July57 (8.5%)
  • August55 (8.2%)
  • September58 (8.7%)
  • October80 (12%)
  • November42 (6.3%)
  • December74 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds537 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry381 (57%)
  • Wet or damp256 (38%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.7%)
  • Snow11 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph247 (37%)
  • 40 mph25 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph33 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph211 (32%)
  • 70 mph151 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway448 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway175 (26%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant679 (73%)
  • Cyclist63 (6.8%)
  • Pedestrian53 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1563 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20113 (12%)
  • 21 to 25130 (14%)
  • 26 to 35218 (24%)
  • 36 to 45139 (15%)
  • 46 to 5577 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6544 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.1%)
  • Over 7521 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider610 (66%)
  • Passenger263 (28%)
  • Pedestrian53 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car965 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5%)
  • Motorcycle48 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.4%)
  • Minibus12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 122nd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 1996

The A34 had the most collisions in Stafford in 1996: 106, including 5 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3410614558
2ndM610118065
3rdA518577406
4thA51415712
5thA513375403
6thB5066304104
7thA519294227
8thA520192212
9thA449182202
10thB5026182400
11thB5027132011
12thA5013111500
13thB540581001
14thA51875500
15thA5003300
16thA50053300
17thB50293300
18thA501100
19thA5211100

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 1996

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 198.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 1996

ST16 and ST18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 1996, with 137 each.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years