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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 447 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1988, and 659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1987 (412), and casualties rose from 623.

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

Collisions in 1988
447
Up 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
659
Up 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1988

2% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1988 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious8218%
  • Slight35680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious11317%
  • Slight53681%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 447, up 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (11%)
  • Tuesday78 (17%)
  • Wednesday69 (15%)
  • Thursday48 (11%)
  • Friday89 (20%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.6%)
  • February31 (6.9%)
  • March31 (6.9%)
  • April44 (9.8%)
  • May49 (11%)
  • June14 (3.1%)
  • July45 (10%)
  • August46 (10%)
  • September46 (10%)
  • October40 (8.9%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December30 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other21 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (59%)
  • Wet or damp172 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph196 (44%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph214 (48%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (94%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (11%)
  • Pedestrian68 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (5%)
  • Cyclist33 (5%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20186 (28%)
  • 21 to 25114 (17%)
  • 26 to 3589 (14%)
  • 36 to 4571 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.6%)
  • Over 7518 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (55%)
  • Passenger230 (35%)
  • Pedestrian68 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car577 (76%)
  • Motorcycle75 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 1988.

Collisions
222nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
266th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1988

The A523 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1988: 43, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5234374110
2ndA523756012
3rdA53366218
4thA520334405
5thA527293705
6thA522202311
7thA521172124
8thB5032162104
9thB505381003
10thB541781110
11thB503061702
12thA5183501
13thB50513400
14thA502500
15thB50132200
16thB50272200
17thB53312600
18thB50141201
19thB50171100
20thB50541201

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1988

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1988: 60.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1988

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1988: 123.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1988, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years