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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1981, and 700 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1980 (436), and casualties rose from 668.

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

Collisions in 1981
456
Up 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
700
Up 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
27% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1981

2.2% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious12527%
  • Slight32170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious17024%
  • Slight52074%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 456, up 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (11%)
  • Thursday56 (12%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday87 (19%)
  • Sunday89 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (9.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (9.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.7%)
  • February31 (6.8%)
  • March27 (5.9%)
  • April34 (7.5%)
  • May47 (10%)
  • June46 (10%)
  • July40 (8.8%)
  • August42 (9.2%)
  • September52 (11%)
  • October41 (9%)
  • November43 (9.4%)
  • December27 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (49%)
  • Wet or damp202 (44%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.4%)
  • Snow10 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (38%)
  • 40 mph42 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph236 (52%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway431 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (24%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist54 (7.7%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1575 (11%)
  • 16 to 20257 (37%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 3574 (11%)
  • 36 to 4556 (8%)
  • 46 to 5540 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3%)
  • Over 756 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider389 (56%)
  • Passenger253 (36%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (62%)
  • Motorcycle144 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 1981.

Collisions
214th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1981

The A52 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1981: 34, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52345729
2ndA5233354310
3rdA521304417
4thA53294207
5thA50274006
6thA527223103
7thA520202417
8thA522162908
9thB5032143113
10thB541772303
11thB505161103
12thB533161204
13thB50535701
14thB50294601
15thM62301
16thA50771101
17thB50131100
18thB50171300
19thB50271100
20thB50661101

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1981

Biddulph had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1981: 52.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1981

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1981: 120.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years