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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 270 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2010, and 381 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2009 (287), and casualties fell from 418.

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

Collisions in 2010
270
Down 6% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
381
Down 9% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2010

0.4% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2010 were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious186.7%
  • Slight25193%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious236%
  • Slight35794%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 270, down 6% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (16%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (11%)
  • Friday44 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.3%)
  • February24 (8.9%)
  • March31 (11%)
  • April25 (9.3%)
  • May24 (8.9%)
  • June20 (7.4%)
  • July24 (8.9%)
  • August24 (8.9%)
  • September24 (8.9%)
  • October20 (7.4%)
  • November13 (4.8%)
  • December16 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (5.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (55%)
  • Wet or damp78 (29%)
  • Frost or ice30 (11%)
  • Snow13 (4.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph130 (48%)
  • 40 mph31 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph97 (36%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.9%)
  • 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 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant294 (77%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2086 (23%)
  • 21 to 2563 (17%)
  • 26 to 3553 (14%)
  • 36 to 4558 (15%)
  • 46 to 5536 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.7%)
  • Over 7512 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider249 (65%)
  • Passenger105 (28%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car399 (81%)
  • Motorcycle24 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2010.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2010

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2010, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2010

The A52 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2010: 27, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52273502
2ndA53254001
3rdA522173000
4thA527172500
5thA520141801
6thA521121902
7thA523122002
8thB54178900
9thB503271001
10thB50537801
11thA506800
12thB50513300
13thB50541100
14thB53311200

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2010

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2010: 37.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2010

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2010: 94.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2010, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years