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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1984, and 660 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1983 (473), and casualties rose from 637.

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

Collisions in 1984
466
Down 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
660
Up 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
11
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
30% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1984

2.4% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1984 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious14230%
  • Slight31367%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious16825%
  • Slight48073%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 466, down 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (11%)
  • Wednesday51 (11%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday88 (19%)
  • Saturday79 (17%)
  • Sunday69 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.4%)
  • February29 (6.2%)
  • March37 (7.9%)
  • April41 (8.8%)
  • May33 (7.1%)
  • June39 (8.4%)
  • July42 (9%)
  • August48 (10%)
  • September36 (7.7%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November49 (11%)
  • December38 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (56%)
  • Wet or damp183 (39%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (38%)
  • 40 mph37 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph27 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph223 (48%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (96%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (21%)
  • Pedestrian74 (11%)
  • Cyclist52 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant33 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1554 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20221 (33%)
  • 21 to 2595 (14%)
  • 26 to 3584 (13%)
  • 36 to 4562 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5544 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.6%)
  • Over 757 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (58%)
  • Passenger200 (30%)
  • Pedestrian74 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (63%)
  • Motorcycle124 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 1984.

Collisions
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1984

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1984: 56, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA535688218
2ndA524357114
3rdA5233964115
4thA5213538110
5thA5202940115
6thA527294507
7thA522283524
8thA50192516
9thB5032101412
10thB541791703
11thB505361103
12thB50512501
13thB50291200
14thB50541101

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1984

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1984: 60.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1984

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1984: 133.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1984, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years