Jonathan Michael Stapley
Police Constable

Jonathan Michael Stapley

Accident
End of Watch December 29, 1984
Age 27
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed alongside his colleague, PC Peter Leonard Deans, when their unmarked police car crashed during a vehicle pursuit.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Stapley served with the Avon & Somerset Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Stapley.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Bristol, ENG
Platform Identity asco.bst.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 29, 1984
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Jonathan Michael Stapley is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Avon and Somerset Constabulary, 13 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 72.2% of this agency's fallen.

Avon and Somerset Constabulary
13
of 18 officers
72.2% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jonathan Michael Stapley's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Jonathan Michael Stapley Compares

Age at End of Watch
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jonathan Michael Stapley is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897