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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 425 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1994, and 652 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1993 (391), and casualties rose from 531.

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

Collisions in 1994
425
Up 9% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
652
Up 23% on 1993
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1994

2.6% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1994 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight35183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.8%
  • Serious8613%
  • Slight54884%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1994 is highlighted, with 425, up 9% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday56 (13%)
  • Saturday81 (19%)
  • Sunday67 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.3%)
  • February39 (9.2%)
  • March34 (8%)
  • April39 (9.2%)
  • May38 (8.9%)
  • June35 (8.2%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August28 (6.6%)
  • September30 (7.1%)
  • October38 (8.9%)
  • November35 (8.2%)
  • December30 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (20%)
  • Fog or mist14 (3.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (51%)
  • Wet or damp181 (43%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.8%)
  • Snow7 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (42%)
  • 40 mph50 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph187 (44%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant439 (67%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (8%)
  • 16 to 20139 (21%)
  • 21 to 2589 (14%)
  • 26 to 35109 (17%)
  • 36 to 4576 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6525 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.8%)
  • Over 7510 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded31 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (57%)
  • Passenger222 (34%)
  • Pedestrian59 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (73%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.7%)
  • Minibus9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 221 of them in 1994.

Collisions
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1994

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1994: 49, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53496927
2ndA5234580410
3rdA52367116
4thA520355323
5thA522304205
6thA521273200
7thA527255106
8thB5032112302
9thB505381403
10thB54176601
11thA503500
12thB50513300
13thB50302701
14thB50312400
15thB50542200
16thA341100
17thA511100
18thB53311200

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1994

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1994: 68.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1994

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1994: 128.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1994, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1994.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years