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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 491 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1979, and 698 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,138 collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands.

Collisions in 1979
491
Casualties in 1979
698
Fatal collisions
14
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
26% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1979

2.9% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.9%
  • Serious12926%
  • Slight34871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.3%
  • Serious15722%
  • Slight52575%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 491.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (9.4%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (12%)
  • Friday99 (20%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (6.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.3%)
  • February27 (5.5%)
  • March25 (5.1%)
  • April41 (8.4%)
  • May44 (9%)
  • June43 (8.8%)
  • July48 (9.8%)
  • August41 (8.4%)
  • September56 (11%)
  • October58 (12%)
  • November35 (7.1%)
  • December37 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds346 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Other32 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (50%)
  • Wet or damp198 (40%)
  • Frost or ice28 (5.7%)
  • Snow18 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph243 (49%)
  • 40 mph37 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph195 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway463 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (24%)
  • Pedestrian77 (11%)
  • Cyclist46 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1043 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20232 (33%)
  • 21 to 2585 (12%)
  • 26 to 35114 (16%)
  • 36 to 4550 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5538 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.9%)
  • Over 7510 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider413 (59%)
  • Passenger208 (30%)
  • Pedestrian77 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car501 (61%)
  • Motorcycle157 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in the Staffordshire Moorlands

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the Staffordshire Moorlands ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 1979.

Collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
225th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1979

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1979: 50, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA535064115
2ndA5234161011
3rdA523966313
4thA520313624
5thA522284417
6thA527273426
7thA50254006
8thA521253819
9thB503281422
10thB502951103
11thB50535601
12thB53314602
13thB50513400
14thB50663601
15thB54173500
16thA50291200
17thM61100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1979

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1979: 77.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1979

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1979: 144.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years