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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 473 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1983, and 637 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1982 (492), and casualties fell from 722.

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

Collisions in 1983
473
Down 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
637
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
31% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1983

2.5% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious14531%
  • Slight31667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.7%
  • Serious18028%
  • Slight44069%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 473, down 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday73 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (10%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7%)
  • February23 (4.9%)
  • March44 (9.3%)
  • April34 (7.2%)
  • May50 (11%)
  • June48 (10%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August40 (8.5%)
  • September37 (7.8%)
  • October46 (9.7%)
  • November34 (7.2%)
  • December33 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (53%)
  • Wet or damp206 (44%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph197 (42%)
  • 40 mph23 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph249 (53%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway454 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (22%)
  • Pedestrian89 (14%)
  • Cyclist55 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1560 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20208 (33%)
  • 21 to 25103 (16%)
  • 26 to 3577 (12%)
  • 36 to 4556 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5537 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.2%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (58%)
  • Passenger176 (28%)
  • Pedestrian89 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car482 (62%)
  • Motorcycle130 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 1983.

Collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1983

The A523 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1983: 46, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA523467119
2ndA527415119
3rdA523863414
4thA533849111
5thA5213755016
6thA520283409
7thA522202107
8thA50182426
9thB5032101103
10thB541771201
11thB50536903
12thB50294601
13thB50514601
14thB50662200
15thA50321100
16thA5181101
17thB50301200

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1983

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1983: 67.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1983

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1983: 122.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1983, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years