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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2000, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1999 (378), and casualties fell from 566.

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

Collisions in 2000
386
Up 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
529
Down 7% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2000

1% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2000 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious389.8%
  • Slight34489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious427.9%
  • Slight48291%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 386, up 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday38 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday73 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6%)
  • February22 (5.7%)
  • March33 (8.5%)
  • April34 (8.8%)
  • May32 (8.3%)
  • June38 (9.8%)
  • July32 (8.3%)
  • August34 (8.8%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October36 (9.3%)
  • November38 (9.8%)
  • December25 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (47%)
  • Wet or damp179 (46%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.8%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (2.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph181 (47%)
  • 40 mph42 (11%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph148 (38%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant367 (69%)
  • Pedestrian64 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2094 (18%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 35100 (19%)
  • 36 to 4588 (17%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (60%)
  • Passenger148 (28%)
  • Pedestrian64 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car541 (77%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 2000.

Collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2000

The A52 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2000: 42, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52426113
2ndA521313803
3rdA523304707
4thA53293911
5thA520233706
6thA522233001
7thA527202700
8thB50328910
9thB50537901
10thB541771501
11thA5061000
12thB53313401
13thB50512300

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2000

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2000: 47.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2000

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2000: 131.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2000, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years