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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2005, and 452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2004 (363), and casualties fell from 500.

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

Collisions in 2005
312
Down 14% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
452
Down 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2005

2.2% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2005 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious309.6%
  • Slight27588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious347.5%
  • Slight41191%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 312, down 14% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.4%)
  • February16 (5.1%)
  • March26 (8.3%)
  • April34 (11%)
  • May30 (9.6%)
  • June22 (7.1%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August26 (8.3%)
  • September37 (12%)
  • October27 (8.7%)
  • November20 (6.4%)
  • December25 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (60%)
  • Wet or damp118 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph144 (46%)
  • 40 mph34 (11%)
  • 50 mph23 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph105 (34%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (93%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2094 (21%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 3589 (20%)
  • 36 to 4566 (15%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (63%)
  • Passenger131 (29%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (76%)
  • Motorcycle44 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 2005.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2005

Biddulph East, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST8 6JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2005, with 21 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2005

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2005: 32, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53325123
2ndA52264103
3rdA520243104
4thA523233501
5thA522203101
6thA521182602
7thA527152001
8thB503291402
9thA5081310
10thB50534400
11thB541741000
12thB50513400
13thB53311110

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2005

Biddulph had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2005: 37.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2005

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2005: 93.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years