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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 379 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1996, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1995 (408), and casualties fell from 573.

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

Collisions in 1996
379
Down 7% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
556
Down 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1996

1.8% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious4813%
  • Slight32485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight49088%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 379, down 7% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.6%)
  • February30 (7.9%)
  • March24 (6.3%)
  • April31 (8.2%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June31 (8.2%)
  • July27 (7.1%)
  • August38 (10%)
  • September34 (9%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November32 (8.4%)
  • December26 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight267 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (51%)
  • Wet or damp165 (44%)
  • Snow14 (3.7%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (45%)
  • 40 mph39 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph163 (43%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (74%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20110 (20%)
  • 21 to 2577 (14%)
  • 26 to 35113 (20%)
  • 36 to 4565 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (10%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.9%)
  • Over 7518 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (59%)
  • Passenger173 (31%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (79%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 1996.

Collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1996

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1996: 48, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53487524
2ndA523467117
3rdA520253303
4thA527244403
5thA52233914
6thA522222714
7thA521131703
8thB503291201
9thB541791201
10thA505800
11thB50534500
12thB50513400
13thB50311100
14thB50401100
15thB50541100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1996

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1996: 56.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1996

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1996: 107.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years