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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1998, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1997 (397), and casualties fell from 572.

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

Collisions in 1998
381
Down 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
516
Down 10% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
10% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1998

1.6% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1998 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious4010%
  • Slight33588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious489.3%
  • Slight46189%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 381, down 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (16%)
  • Thursday70 (18%)
  • Friday54 (14%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.3%)
  • February33 (8.7%)
  • March20 (5.2%)
  • April31 (8.1%)
  • May30 (7.9%)
  • June51 (13%)
  • July32 (8.4%)
  • August29 (7.6%)
  • September41 (11%)
  • October37 (9.7%)
  • November27 (7.1%)
  • December22 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp195 (51%)
  • Dry179 (47%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (43%)
  • 40 mph28 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph179 (47%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (70%)
  • Pedestrian58 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20104 (20%)
  • 21 to 2570 (14%)
  • 26 to 35118 (23%)
  • 36 to 4544 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5553 (10%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (61%)
  • Passenger143 (28%)
  • Pedestrian58 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (77%)
  • Motorcycle39 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 252 of them in 1998.

Collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1998

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1998: 45, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53456415
2ndA523355123
3rdA52345504
4thA520324905
5thA521232702
6thA522232702
7thA527202200
8thA5081001
9thB541781800
10thB50536720
11thB50324501
12thB50511201
13thB50541100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1998

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1998: 54.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1998

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1998: 119.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years