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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 568 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1990, and 807 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1989 (489), and casualties rose from 726.

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

Collisions in 1990
568
Up 16% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
807
Up 11% on 1989
Fatal collisions
13
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
17% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1990

2.3% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious9617%
  • Slight45981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.1%
  • Serious11314%
  • Slight67784%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 568, up 16% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (13%)
  • Tuesday76 (13%)
  • Wednesday91 (16%)
  • Thursday75 (13%)
  • Friday76 (13%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday97 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.6%)
  • February32 (5.6%)
  • March40 (7%)
  • April52 (9.2%)
  • May51 (9%)
  • June56 (9.9%)
  • July59 (10%)
  • August40 (7%)
  • September44 (7.7%)
  • October46 (8.1%)
  • November47 (8.3%)
  • December52 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds409 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (61%)
  • Wet or damp204 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Snow7 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph218 (38%)
  • 40 mph63 (11%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph263 (46%)
  • 70 mph11 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway506 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded44 (7.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant559 (69%)
  • Pedestrian80 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist48 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1562 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20256 (32%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35118 (15%)
  • 36 to 4588 (11%)
  • 46 to 5556 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6530 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.9%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (57%)
  • Passenger271 (34%)
  • Pedestrian80 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car782 (79%)
  • Motorcycle66 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle29 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had the 164th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
164th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1990

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1990: 65, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5365107114
2ndA520466817
3rdA527465806
4thA52425654
5thA523375415
6thA5223645012
7thA521334318
8thA50142402
9thB5417101401
10thB503281202
11thB50536802
12thA5184710
13thB50294600
14thB50303610
15thB50543301
16thB50172500
17thB50512301
18thB50662202
19thM62401
20thA4601100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1990

Biddulph had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1990: 62.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1990

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1990: 143.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1990, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years