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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1985, and 714 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1984 (466), and casualties rose from 660.

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

Collisions in 1985
479
Up 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
714
Up 8% on 1984
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
26% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1985

2.7% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious12626%
  • Slight34071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious16523%
  • Slight53675%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 479, up 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (12%)
  • Friday91 (19%)
  • Saturday83 (17%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (4.2%)
  • February31 (6.5%)
  • March46 (9.6%)
  • April43 (9%)
  • May44 (9.2%)
  • June48 (10%)
  • July33 (6.9%)
  • August41 (8.6%)
  • September48 (10%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November43 (9%)
  • December34 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (16%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other21 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (55%)
  • Wet or damp183 (38%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.4%)
  • Snow11 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (35%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph278 (58%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (96%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (17%)
  • Pedestrian73 (10%)
  • Cyclist51 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1568 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20220 (31%)
  • 21 to 25109 (15%)
  • 26 to 3597 (14%)
  • 36 to 4573 (10%)
  • 46 to 5538 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.5%)
  • Over 756 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (57%)
  • Passenger235 (33%)
  • Pedestrian73 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car535 (66%)
  • Motorcycle111 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 1985.

Collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
167th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1985

The A523 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1985: 58, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52358107318
2ndA535187315
3rdA521384807
4thA523771017
5thA520314518
6thA527313714
7thA522304227
8thB5032162304
9thA50111404
10thB50536803
11thB50514603
12thB54174501
13thB53312200
14thA50771100
15thB50291100
16thB50311100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1985

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1985: 60.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1985

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1985: 134.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1985, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years