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Stafford road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 667 road traffic collisions in Stafford in 1999, and 943 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1998 (615), and casualties rose from 892.

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

Collisions in 1999
667
Up 8% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
943
Up 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
12
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Stafford in 1999

1.8% of collisions in Stafford in 1999 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 2% and 13% in Stafford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious598.8%
  • Slight59689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious717.5%
  • Slight85791%

Stafford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Stafford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 866 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 667, up 8% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (15%)
  • Tuesday91 (14%)
  • Wednesday93 (14%)
  • Thursday98 (15%)
  • Friday127 (19%)
  • Saturday85 (13%)
  • Sunday76 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (9%)
  • February39 (5.8%)
  • March60 (9%)
  • April62 (9.3%)
  • May57 (8.5%)
  • June39 (5.8%)
  • July46 (6.9%)
  • August55 (8.2%)
  • September61 (9.1%)
  • October52 (7.8%)
  • November65 (9.7%)
  • December71 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight492 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds525 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry358 (54%)
  • Wet or damp279 (42%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph261 (39%)
  • 40 mph30 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph43 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph224 (34%)
  • 70 mph109 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway454 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (24%)
  • Roundabout35 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Stafford in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant664 (70%)
  • Cyclist62 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian53 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant28 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3%)
  • 11 to 1556 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20148 (16%)
  • 21 to 25126 (13%)
  • 26 to 35203 (22%)
  • 36 to 45124 (13%)
  • 46 to 55112 (12%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.8%)
  • Over 7521 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider597 (63%)
  • Passenger293 (31%)
  • Pedestrian53 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car938 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes102 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle51 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.4%)
  • Minibus10 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Stafford in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Stafford had the 115th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Stafford with the most crashes in 1999

The M6 had the most collisions in Stafford in 1999: 97, including 5 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Stafford, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM69716657
2ndA348511105
3rdA518618205
4thA51447659
5thA519324315
6thB5066304103
7thA449212901
8thA513212801
9thA520212401
10thA5013152200
11thB5026141802
12thB540591000
13thA51878900
14thB50278802
15thA507700
16thA5005601
17thB50294500
18thB50383500
19thA5212401
20thB50132201

Towns in Stafford: crashes in 1999

Stafford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 202.

Postcode districts in Stafford: crashes in 1999

ST16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Stafford in 1999: 163.

Latest crashes in Stafford in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Stafford in 1999, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Stafford road accidents in other years