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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1992, and 571 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1991 (454), and casualties fell from 636.

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

Collisions in 1992
387
Down 15% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
571
Down 10% on 1991
Fatal collisions
11
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
14% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1992

2.8% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1992 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious5614%
  • Slight32083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious7213%
  • Slight48885%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1992 is highlighted, with 387, down 15% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (9.6%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday59 (15%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday61 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.8%)
  • February28 (7.2%)
  • March31 (8%)
  • April24 (6.2%)
  • May34 (8.8%)
  • June32 (8.3%)
  • July28 (7.2%)
  • August37 (9.6%)
  • September36 (9.3%)
  • October30 (7.8%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December30 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (17%)
  • Fog or mist14 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (54%)
  • Wet or damp159 (41%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph163 (42%)
  • 40 mph43 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph173 (45%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant401 (70%)
  • Pedestrian58 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20139 (24%)
  • 21 to 25112 (20%)
  • 26 to 3586 (15%)
  • 36 to 4567 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider332 (58%)
  • Passenger181 (32%)
  • Pedestrian58 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car533 (77%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 1992.

Collisions
242nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
278th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1992

The A523 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1992: 49, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA523497427
2ndA53468925
3rdA527405725
4thA522263803
5thA52243613
6thA521242902
7thA520233203
8thB541781102
9thB50536802
10thB50324400
11thA503301
12thB50302202
13thB50542302
14thB50511100
15thB53311100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1992

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1992: 53.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1992

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1992: 114.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1992, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1992.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years