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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1980, and 668 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1979 (491), and casualties fell from 698.

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

Collisions in 1980
436
Down 11% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
668
Down 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
28% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1980

2.5% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious12128%
  • Slight30470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious16224%
  • Slight49274%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 436, down 11% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (11%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday78 (18%)
  • Saturday74 (17%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5%)
  • February25 (5.7%)
  • March40 (9.2%)
  • April41 (9.4%)
  • May39 (8.9%)
  • June34 (7.8%)
  • July46 (11%)
  • August44 (10%)
  • September40 (9.2%)
  • October29 (6.7%)
  • November32 (7.3%)
  • December44 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other16 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (52%)
  • Wet or damp181 (42%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.1%)
  • Snow10 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (39%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph185 (42%)
  • 70 mph33 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (95%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (21%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.2%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20198 (30%)
  • 21 to 25101 (15%)
  • 26 to 3589 (13%)
  • 36 to 4545 (6.7%)
  • 46 to 5530 (4.5%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7544 (6.6%)
  • Over 7526 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (49%)
  • Passenger267 (40%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (61%)
  • Motorcycle129 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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

How the Staffordshire Moorlands ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 1980.

Collisions
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1980

The A523 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1980: 51, including 5 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5235178517
2ndA533960110
3rdA5203453111
4thA523349114
5thA50213713
6thA521213316
7thA522213113
8thA527162404
9thB505385604
10thB503271105
11thB50295600
12thB54175603
13thB50514400
14thB53314702
15thA5001100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1980

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1980: 55.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1980

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1980: 127.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1980, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years