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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2009, and 418 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2008 (294), and casualties fell from 470.

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

Collisions in 2009
287
Down 2% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
418
Down 11% on 2008
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
8.7% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2009

0.3% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2009 were fatal and 8.7% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious258.7%
  • Slight26191%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious276.5%
  • Slight39093%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 287, down 2% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (20%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (18%)
  • Sunday22 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8%)
  • February22 (7.7%)
  • March19 (6.6%)
  • April25 (8.7%)
  • May36 (13%)
  • June30 (10%)
  • July26 (9.1%)
  • August26 (9.1%)
  • September21 (7.3%)
  • October23 (8%)
  • November18 (6.3%)
  • December18 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry165 (57%)
  • Wet or damp111 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.8%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph130 (45%)
  • 40 mph37 (13%)
  • 50 mph15 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph102 (36%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (94%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (74%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2082 (20%)
  • 21 to 2554 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (15%)
  • 36 to 4559 (14%)
  • 46 to 5545 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.3%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (64%)
  • Passenger116 (28%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car423 (80%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Staffordshire Moorlands ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 2009.

Collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2009

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2009, with 28 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2009

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2009: 36, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53366512
2ndA523314106
3rdA520223802
4thA52203402
5thA522152101
6thA527141601
7thA521101302
8thB541791301
9thB50537901
10thA505800
11thB50515700
12thB50324800

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2009

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2009: 46.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2009

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2009: 95.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2009, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years