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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1999, and 566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1998 (381), and casualties rose from 516.

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

Collisions in 1999
378
Down 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
566
Up 10% on 1998
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
7.9% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1999

0.8% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1999 were fatal and 7.9% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious307.9%
  • Slight34591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious407.1%
  • Slight52392%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 378, down 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday66 (17%)
  • Sunday38 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.1%)
  • February30 (7.9%)
  • March28 (7.4%)
  • April29 (7.7%)
  • May29 (7.7%)
  • June40 (11%)
  • July27 (7.1%)
  • August31 (8.2%)
  • September43 (11%)
  • October28 (7.4%)
  • November37 (9.8%)
  • December29 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (52%)
  • Wet or damp158 (42%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Mud5 (1.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph162 (43%)
  • 40 mph40 (11%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph167 (44%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (73%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.6%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (4.6%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20131 (23%)
  • 21 to 2563 (11%)
  • 26 to 35111 (20%)
  • 36 to 4558 (10%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded27 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (56%)
  • Passenger205 (36%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle26 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 1999.

Collisions
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 1999

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1999: 33, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53335124
2ndA521304912
3rdA52294102
4thA522263305
5thA520244001
6thA523243201
7thA527192501
8thB5417102400
9thB503281101
10thB50536602
11thB50515900
12thA504600
13thB50542500
14thB53311300

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1999

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1999: 51.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 1999

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1999: 119.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years