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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2003, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2002 (378), and casualties fell from 543.

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

Collisions in 2003
362
Down 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
500
Down 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2003

2.5% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2003 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious359.7%
  • Slight31888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious459%
  • Slight44489%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 362, down 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (12%)
  • Thursday46 (13%)
  • Friday68 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday54 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.1%)
  • February27 (7.5%)
  • March17 (4.7%)
  • April28 (7.7%)
  • May39 (11%)
  • June33 (9.1%)
  • July41 (11%)
  • August35 (9.7%)
  • September27 (7.5%)
  • October32 (8.8%)
  • November28 (7.7%)
  • December22 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (9.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry220 (61%)
  • Wet or damp123 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.9%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.8%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (41%)
  • 40 mph39 (11%)
  • 50 mph32 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph138 (38%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (74%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist15 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20105 (21%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 35107 (21%)
  • 36 to 4567 (13%)
  • 46 to 5546 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (64%)
  • Passenger136 (27%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car507 (79%)
  • Motorcycle43 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 2003.

Collisions
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2003

Cheadle West, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST10 1EU area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2003, with 25 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2003

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2003: 40, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53405511
2ndA520385543
3rdA52345303
4thA522283601
5thA521273214
6thA523243402
7thA527172302
8thA5081302
9thB503271001
10thB541771811
11thB50516711
12thB50534601
13thB50542201
14thB53311101

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2003

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2003: 43.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2003

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2003: 122.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years