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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2004, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2003 (362), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2004
363
Level with 2003
Casualties in 2004
500
Level with 2003
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2004

1.9% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2004 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious308.3%
  • Slight32690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious326.4%
  • Slight46192%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 363, level with 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday51 (14%)
  • Saturday62 (17%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.4%)
  • February31 (8.5%)
  • March27 (7.4%)
  • April23 (6.3%)
  • May33 (9.1%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July29 (8%)
  • August29 (8%)
  • September38 (10%)
  • October29 (8%)
  • November26 (7.2%)
  • December34 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (18%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (52%)
  • Wet or damp153 (42%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph175 (48%)
  • 40 mph40 (11%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph130 (36%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (92%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.1%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (9%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20116 (23%)
  • 21 to 2547 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3581 (16%)
  • 36 to 4575 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.4%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (66%)
  • Passenger132 (26%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (76%)
  • Motorcycle46 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 2004.

Collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2004

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2004, with 38 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2004

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2004: 39, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53395406
2ndA52325412
3rdA523264202
4thA521232901
5thA522223024
6thA527172502
7thA520151601
8thB5417141601
9thB5032111700
10thA5091010
11thB50515500
12thB50533402
13thB50542201
14thB53311100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2004

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2004: 54.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2004

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2004: 116.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2004, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2004.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years