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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 321 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2007, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2006, and casualties rose from 479.

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

Collisions in 2007
321
Level with 2006
Casualties in 2007
497
Up 4% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2007

1.9% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2007 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious309.3%
  • Slight28589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious397.8%
  • Slight45291%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 321, level with 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (11%)
  • Friday40 (12%)
  • Saturday61 (19%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.1%)
  • February17 (5.3%)
  • March18 (5.6%)
  • April24 (7.5%)
  • May28 (8.7%)
  • June31 (9.7%)
  • July33 (10%)
  • August27 (8.4%)
  • September33 (10%)
  • October25 (7.8%)
  • November37 (12%)
  • December22 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (55%)
  • Wet or damp139 (43%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (43%)
  • 40 mph39 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph129 (40%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6%)
  • 16 to 20125 (25%)
  • 21 to 2577 (15%)
  • 26 to 3559 (12%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.8%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)
  • Not recorded15 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (62%)
  • Passenger155 (31%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car472 (81%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 2007.

Collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2007

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2007, with 31 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2007

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2007: 33, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53334712
2ndA52305202
3rdA523273305
4thA521243411
5thA520223714
6thA522203104
7thB5417121900
8thA527112402
9thB5032111301
10thA5091800
11thB50534511
12thB50511100
13thB50541201

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2007

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2007: 44.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2007

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2007: 107.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years