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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 489 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1989, and 726 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1988 (447), and casualties rose from 659.

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

Collisions in 1989
489
Up 9% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
726
Up 10% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1989

1.8% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious11022%
  • Slight37076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious13619%
  • Slight58180%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 489, up 9% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (12%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday85 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday90 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.7%)
  • February42 (8.6%)
  • March30 (6.1%)
  • April56 (11%)
  • May44 (9%)
  • June36 (7.4%)
  • July43 (8.8%)
  • August45 (9.2%)
  • September37 (7.6%)
  • October56 (11%)
  • November38 (7.8%)
  • December29 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (64%)
  • Wet or damp170 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph187 (38%)
  • 40 mph62 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph224 (46%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway442 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (1%)
  • Not recorded30 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant488 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (12%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9%)
  • Cyclist54 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20215 (30%)
  • 21 to 25123 (17%)
  • 26 to 35116 (16%)
  • 36 to 4568 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5542 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.4%)
  • Over 7514 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider421 (58%)
  • Passenger240 (33%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car662 (76%)
  • Motorcycle77 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle25 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1989.

Collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1989

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1989: 56, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA535682212
2ndA524580313
3rdA523416208
4thA522354116
5thA520346306
6thA521304008
7thA527264012
8thB5417111502
9thB503081103
10thB505381803
11thA507802
12thB503271613
13thB50516900
14thB50273401
15thB50132200
16thB50172200
17thB50662400
18thA50301100
19thA5181100
20thB50311200

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1989

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1989: 53.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1989

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1989: 139.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years