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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2006, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2005 (312), and casualties rose from 452.

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

Collisions in 2006
321
Up 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
479
Up 6% on 2005
Fatal collisions
11
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2006

3.4% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2006 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.4%
  • Serious278.4%
  • Slight28388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious377.7%
  • Slight42990%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2006 is highlighted, with 321, up 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (11%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (17%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday42 (13%)
  • Saturday53 (17%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.1%)
  • February17 (5.3%)
  • March25 (7.8%)
  • April23 (7.2%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June25 (7.8%)
  • July23 (7.2%)
  • August29 (9%)
  • September27 (8.4%)
  • October42 (13%)
  • November31 (9.7%)
  • December18 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (54%)
  • Wet or damp141 (44%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph137 (43%)
  • 40 mph33 (10%)
  • 50 mph16 (5%)
  • 60 mph127 (40%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant367 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian23 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2097 (20%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 3578 (16%)
  • 36 to 4579 (16%)
  • 46 to 5549 (10%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.5%)
  • Over 7519 (4%)
  • Not recorded19 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (65%)
  • Passenger147 (31%)
  • Pedestrian23 (4.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car458 (77%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Staffordshire Moorlands ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 2006.

Collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2006

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2006, with 20 collisions.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2006

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2006: 40, including 4 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53406444
2ndA520264503
3rdA52244503
4thA521233413
5thA523233022
6thA522162011
7thA527131401
8thA50101400
9thB5417101900
10thB50537900
11thB50326900
12thA511200
13thB50511100
14thB53311310

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2006

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2006: 39.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2006

ST10 and ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2006, with 85 each.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2006, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years