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Stafford road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 615 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 1998, and 892 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997 (617), and casualties fell from 911.

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

Collisions in 1998
615
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
892
Down 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
7% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 1998

1.3% of collisions in Stafford in 1998 were fatal and 7% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious437%
  • Slight56492%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious515.7%
  • Slight83393%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 615, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (15%)
  • Tuesday82 (13%)
  • Wednesday91 (15%)
  • Thursday103 (17%)
  • Friday96 (16%)
  • Saturday79 (13%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.8%)
  • February47 (7.6%)
  • March54 (8.8%)
  • April50 (8.1%)
  • May45 (7.3%)
  • June51 (8.3%)
  • July56 (9.1%)
  • August53 (8.6%)
  • September41 (6.7%)
  • October60 (9.8%)
  • November58 (9.4%)
  • December52 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight449 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds483 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry350 (57%)
  • Wet or damp251 (41%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph246 (40%)
  • 40 mph31 (5%)
  • 50 mph27 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph183 (30%)
  • 70 mph128 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway416 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (24%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant635 (71%)
  • Pedestrian60 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1551 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20111 (12%)
  • 21 to 25139 (16%)
  • 26 to 35203 (23%)
  • 36 to 45134 (15%)
  • 46 to 5592 (10%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.4%)
  • Over 7512 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider562 (63%)
  • Passenger270 (30%)
  • Pedestrian60 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car883 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes110 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle46 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 130th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 1998

The M6 had the most collisions in Stafford in 1998: 109, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM610918815
2ndA34709013
3rdA518658723
4thA51426317
5thA519314503
6thB5066263613
7thA449243601
8thA513202900
9thA520141801
10thB5027142600
11thB5026121810
12thA51878900
13thA501371101
14thB540571101
15thB50294801
16thA503401
17thA5002300
18thA51821100
19thB50381101

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 1998

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 199.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 1998

ST18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 1998: 140.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years