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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 347 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2001, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2000 (386), and casualties fell from 529.

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

Collisions in 2001
347
Down 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
490
Down 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
11% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2001

1.2% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious3711%
  • Slight30688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious469.4%
  • Slight44090%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 347, down 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.3%)
  • February29 (8.4%)
  • March22 (6.3%)
  • April31 (8.9%)
  • May44 (13%)
  • June32 (9.2%)
  • July28 (8.1%)
  • August38 (11%)
  • September23 (6.6%)
  • October28 (8.1%)
  • November28 (8.1%)
  • December22 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (18%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (50%)
  • Wet or damp145 (42%)
  • Frost or ice14 (4%)
  • Snow8 (2.3%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph162 (47%)
  • 40 mph34 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph14 (4%)
  • 60 mph131 (38%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant352 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2094 (19%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 3590 (18%)
  • 36 to 4567 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.1%)
  • Over 7514 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (62%)
  • Passenger142 (29%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (75%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots 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

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Staffordshire Moorlands ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 2001.

Collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2001

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2001, with 30 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2001

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2001: 42, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53425417
2ndA523314714
3rdA520274004
4thA52264504
5thA522232702
6thA527233001
7thA521162001
8thB5032121803
9thB541781101
10thA506800
11thB50534500
12thB50513400
13thB53311100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2001

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2001: 48.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2001

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2001: 98.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2001, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years