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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 492 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1982, and 722 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1981 (456), and casualties rose from 700.

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

Collisions in 1982
492
Up 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
722
Up 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
29% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1982

1.8% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1982 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious14129%
  • Slight34270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious17124%
  • Slight54275%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 492, up 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (8.7%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday88 (18%)
  • Sunday68 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (8.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (4.7%)
  • February35 (7.1%)
  • March33 (6.7%)
  • April44 (8.9%)
  • May49 (10%)
  • June47 (9.6%)
  • July31 (6.3%)
  • August61 (12%)
  • September40 (8.1%)
  • October47 (9.6%)
  • November43 (8.7%)
  • December39 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (15%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (51%)
  • Wet or damp208 (42%)
  • Frost or ice26 (5.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (38%)
  • 40 mph27 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph274 (56%)
  • 70 mph5 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway473 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant401 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (19%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant44 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20255 (35%)
  • 21 to 2590 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (15%)
  • 36 to 4570 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5542 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.4%)
  • Over 756 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (59%)
  • Passenger240 (33%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car529 (63%)
  • Motorcycle126 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 1982.

Collisions
198th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
196th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1982

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1982: 44, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA534469113
2ndA5233962212
3rdA5273850013
4thA523659113
5thA5203662111
6thA50314108
7thA521252906
8thA522202809
9thB5032122215
10thB54177812
11thB50536803
12thB533131202
13thB50542201
14thB50171301
15thB50511101
16thM61201

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1982

Biddulph had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1982: 59.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1982

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1982: 122.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1982, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years