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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1987, and 623 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1986 (479), and casualties fell from 703.

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

Collisions in 1987
412
Down 14% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
623
Down 11% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
27% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1987

1.7% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1987 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious11127%
  • Slight29471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious13822%
  • Slight47777%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 412, down 14% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday40 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday40 (9.7%)
  • Thursday72 (17%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (7.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (4.9%)
  • February21 (5.1%)
  • March44 (11%)
  • April24 (5.8%)
  • May33 (8%)
  • June31 (7.5%)
  • July36 (8.7%)
  • August45 (11%)
  • September43 (10%)
  • October38 (9.2%)
  • November36 (8.7%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (53%)
  • Wet or damp171 (42%)
  • Snow14 (3.4%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (31%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph249 (60%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway394 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1%)
  • Roundabout4 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant404 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (14%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)
  • Cyclist31 (5%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20175 (28%)
  • 21 to 25106 (17%)
  • 26 to 3597 (16%)
  • 36 to 4570 (11%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.9%)
  • Over 759 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (57%)
  • Passenger202 (32%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car508 (71%)
  • Motorcycle83 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 1987.

Collisions
231st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
199th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1987

The A52 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1987: 46, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA524679113
2ndA5234470112
3rdA53447119
4thA5203253210
5thA521283706
6thA522273916
7thA527222406
8thB505381401
9thB50327903
10thB541771501
11thA502200
12thB50512301
13thB50271101
14thB53311300

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1987

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1987: 49.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1987

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1987: 115.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1987, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years