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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 294 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2008, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2007 (321), and casualties fell from 497.

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

Collisions in 2008
294
Down 8% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
470
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2008

2% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2008 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious268.8%
  • Slight26289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious398.3%
  • Slight42490%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 294, down 8% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (17%)
  • Tuesday52 (18%)
  • Wednesday33 (11%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.5%)
  • February25 (8.5%)
  • March21 (7.1%)
  • April26 (8.8%)
  • May26 (8.8%)
  • June25 (8.5%)
  • July28 (9.5%)
  • August22 (7.5%)
  • September33 (11%)
  • October25 (8.5%)
  • November25 (8.5%)
  • December19 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (54%)
  • Wet or damp119 (40%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.4%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph130 (44%)
  • 40 mph25 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph120 (41%)
  • 70 mph6 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway271 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (63%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2089 (19%)
  • 21 to 2596 (20%)
  • 26 to 3579 (17%)
  • 36 to 4557 (12%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (53%)
  • Passenger195 (41%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car399 (77%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 2008.

Collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
307th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2008

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2008, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2008

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2008: 26, including 2 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53263520
2ndA520253502
3rdA521243304
4thA523223012
5thA52203220
6thA522202402
7thA527111301
8thB5417101602
9thB50329901
10thA507900
11thB50514500
12thB50531300
13thB50541100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2008

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2008: 38.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2008

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2008: 98.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2008, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2008.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years