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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 397 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1997, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1996 (379), and casualties rose from 556.

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

Collisions in 1997
397
Up 5% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
572
Up 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
11% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1997

1% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1997 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight34888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious549.4%
  • Slight51490%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 397, up 5% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday63 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday83 (21%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6%)
  • February16 (4%)
  • March31 (7.8%)
  • April37 (9.3%)
  • May46 (12%)
  • June43 (11%)
  • July32 (8.1%)
  • August35 (8.8%)
  • September25 (6.3%)
  • October29 (7.3%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December36 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (19%)
  • Fog or mist13 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (50%)
  • Wet or damp187 (47%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph181 (46%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph177 (45%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (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 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (67%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (7%)
  • Cyclist23 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20113 (20%)
  • 21 to 2581 (14%)
  • 26 to 35107 (19%)
  • 36 to 4576 (13%)
  • 46 to 5564 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (58%)
  • Passenger179 (31%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 1997.

Collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1997

The A523 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1997: 60, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5236083112
2ndA53416623
3rdA52305907
4thA522212512
5thA527202801
6thA520192502
7thA521193101
8thB5417133203
9thB503291301
10thB505381302
11thA507700
12thB50515801
13thA50531100
14thB53311100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1997

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1997: 68.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1997

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1997: 129.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1997.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years