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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 479 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1986, and 703 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1985, and casualties fell from 714.

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

Collisions in 1986
479
Level with 1985
Casualties in 1986
703
Down 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
27% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1986

2.3% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious12827%
  • Slight34071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious17124%
  • Slight52174%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 479, level with 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (11%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday70 (15%)
  • Saturday86 (18%)
  • Sunday78 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (7.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.1%)
  • February29 (6.1%)
  • March43 (9%)
  • April38 (7.9%)
  • May44 (9.2%)
  • June38 (7.9%)
  • July52 (11%)
  • August30 (6.3%)
  • September44 (9.2%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November42 (8.8%)
  • December32 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other26 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (50%)
  • Wet or damp207 (43%)
  • Frost or ice25 (5.2%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph182 (38%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph263 (55%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant439 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (15%)
  • Pedestrian83 (12%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6%)
  • 16 to 20195 (28%)
  • 21 to 25123 (17%)
  • 26 to 35104 (15%)
  • 36 to 4575 (11%)
  • 46 to 5552 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.3%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (53%)
  • Passenger246 (35%)
  • Pedestrian83 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car558 (69%)
  • Motorcycle105 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 1986.

Collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1986

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1986: 50, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53507649
2ndA5234577011
3rdA524165212
4thA520304137
5thA527294017
6thA522274008
7thA521232705
8thB5051101404
9thB50536800
10thA5051301
11thB50325603
12thB50304501
13thB50543400
14thB54173301
15thB53311101

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1986

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1986: 57.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1986

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1986: 131.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1986, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years