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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2002, and 543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2001 (347), and casualties rose from 490.

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

Collisions in 2002
378
Up 9% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
543
Up 11% on 2001
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
6.3% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2002

1.1% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2002 were fatal and 6.3% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious246.3%
  • Slight35093%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious254.6%
  • Slight51495%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 378, up 9% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.1%)
  • February29 (7.7%)
  • March27 (7.1%)
  • April36 (9.5%)
  • May45 (12%)
  • June30 (7.9%)
  • July29 (7.7%)
  • August33 (8.7%)
  • September29 (7.7%)
  • October27 (7.1%)
  • November36 (9.5%)
  • December30 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (17%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (53%)
  • Wet or damp172 (46%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph160 (42%)
  • 40 mph41 (11%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph157 (42%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway355 (94%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant432 (80%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20105 (19%)
  • 21 to 2577 (14%)
  • 26 to 3592 (17%)
  • 36 to 4566 (12%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.1%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (62%)
  • Passenger178 (33%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car554 (80%)
  • Motorcycle34 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Staffordshire Moorlands ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 2002.

Collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2002

Cheadle West, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST10 1EU area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2002, with 25 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2002

The A520 and A522 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2002, with 30 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA520304012
2ndA522304902
3rdA53294502
4thA527283702
5thA52264113
6thA521223111
7thA523192903
8thB5032182800
9thA5091300
10thB541771301
11thB50535500
12thB53312200
13thB50511200
14thB50541100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2002

Biddulph had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2002: 45.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2002

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2002: 117.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years