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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1993, and 531 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1992 (387), and casualties fell from 571.

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

Collisions in 1993
391
Up 1% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
531
Down 7% on 1992
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1993

1.8% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1993 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious5815%
  • Slight32683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious6412%
  • Slight46087%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1993 is highlighted, with 391, up 1% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (11%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (17%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.4%)
  • February30 (7.7%)
  • March32 (8.2%)
  • April30 (7.7%)
  • May36 (9.2%)
  • June36 (9.2%)
  • July48 (12%)
  • August34 (8.7%)
  • September32 (8.2%)
  • October20 (5.1%)
  • November29 (7.4%)
  • December35 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (26%)
  • Fog or mist15 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (53%)
  • Wet or damp165 (42%)
  • Snow10 (2.6%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph174 (45%)
  • 40 mph40 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph168 (43%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (96%)
  • Roundabout8 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (66%)
  • Pedestrian63 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (10%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20121 (23%)
  • 21 to 25104 (20%)
  • 26 to 3591 (17%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (56%)
  • Passenger168 (32%)
  • Pedestrian63 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car533 (78%)
  • Motorcycle56 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 1993.

Collisions
234th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
257th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1993

The A523 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1993: 51, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5235177213
2ndA53506826
3rdA523961010
4thA522274311
5thA527273403
6thA520254015
7thA521131902
8thB50329904
9thB50535601
10thB541751001
11thB53313500
12thA502200
13thB50292200
14thA50091100
15thB50301100
16thB50401100
17thB50511100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1993

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1993: 54.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1993

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1993: 120.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1993, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years