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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,138 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025, and 21,895 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 308 were fatal and 2,611 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 163 collisions, up 22% on 2024 (134), and casualties rose from 184 to 239.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,138
106th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
21,895
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
308
2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
163
Up 22% on 2024

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands

2% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3082%
  • Serious2,61117%
  • Slight12,21981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3421.6%
  • Serious3,25615%
  • Slight18,29784%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. In 2025 there were 163, up 22% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 163
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025163239
2024134184
202380115
20223542
20216294
202076114
201993142
2018115155
2017158211
2016180267
2015212313
2014225310
2013247334
2012212301
2011217325
2010270381
2009287418
2008294470
2007321497
2006321479
2005312452
2004363500
2003362500
2002378543
2001347490
2000386529
1999378566
1998381516
1997397572
1996379556
1995408573
1994425652
1993391531
1992387571
1991454636
1990568807
1989489726
1988447659
1987412623
1986479703
1985479714
1984466660
1983473637
1982492722
1981456700
1980436668
1979491698

When and where crashes happen in the Staffordshire Moorlands

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,017 (13%)
  • Tuesday1,969 (13%)
  • Wednesday2,081 (14%)
  • Thursday2,136 (14%)
  • Friday2,549 (17%)
  • Saturday2,329 (15%)
  • Sunday2,057 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59770 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59259 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,800 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,073 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,545 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,499 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,525 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,667 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,071 (7.1%)
  • February1,042 (6.9%)
  • March1,127 (7.4%)
  • April1,298 (8.6%)
  • May1,422 (9.4%)
  • June1,349 (8.9%)
  • July1,371 (9.1%)
  • August1,363 (9%)
  • September1,368 (9%)
  • October1,332 (8.8%)
  • November1,277 (8.4%)
  • December1,118 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,746 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,443 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,736 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown150 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit63 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,197 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,407 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds278 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist277 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds231 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds168 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds90 (0.6%)
  • Other372 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded118 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,384 (55%)
  • Wet or damp5,950 (39%)
  • Frost or ice480 (3.2%)
  • Snow230 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep28 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel25 (0.2%)
  • Mud11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph12 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph6,497 (43%)
  • 40 mph1,460 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph340 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph6,364 (42%)
  • 70 mph458 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway14,163 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway322 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout259 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road131 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded263 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14,503 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist2,491 (11%)
  • Pedestrian2,118 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist1,141 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant487 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant442 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)285 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant175 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant122 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant96 (0.4%)
  • Other35 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5400 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10833 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 151,414 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 205,369 (25%)
  • 21 to 253,122 (14%)
  • 26 to 353,495 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,495 (11%)
  • 46 to 551,778 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 651,232 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 75884 (4%)
  • Over 75577 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded296 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12,953 (59%)
  • Passenger6,824 (31%)
  • Pedestrian2,118 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car19,669 (74%)
  • Motorcycle2,391 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,229 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle1,171 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,108 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle431 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach356 (1.3%)
  • Minibus119 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle94 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car94 (0.4%)
  • Other34 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Staffordshire Moorlands ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had the 106th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
106th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 147th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
77th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
243rdGloucester15,27318,8631492,974
244thRushcliffe15,26421,9624173,546
245thNorth Warwickshire15,22222,0903873,736
246thStaffordshire Moorlands (this area)15,13821,8953082,611
247thBroadland15,12021,7233563,793
248thBurnley15,05220,3191942,733
249thCrawley14,84918,9891692,208

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area is the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands, with 464 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 7 of them fatal.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025: 1,600, including 53 fatal and 267 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA531,6002,43053267
2ndA5231,3482,05149274
3rdA521,2301,95436256
4thA5201,0441,53027186
5thA5219201,24315151
6thA5228921,22218145
7thA5278541,1849123
8thA50390571965
9thB5032327486864
10thB5417296514349
11thB5053227365562
12thB5051128183122
13thB53315293216
14thB50543849212
15thB50303059110
16thB5029264005
17thA518132513
18thB5066132005
19thB5017101702
20thB50278902

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025: 2,026.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025: 4,195.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands

Of the latest 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

Severity