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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2011, and 325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2010 (270), and casualties fell from 381.

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

Collisions in 2011
217
Down 20% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
325
Down 15% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
7.4% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2011

1.4% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2011 were fatal and 7.4% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious167.4%
  • Slight19891%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious185.5%
  • Slight30494%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2011 is highlighted, with 217, down 20% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (8.8%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday41 (19%)
  • Saturday35 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.8%)
  • February13 (6%)
  • March19 (8.8%)
  • April26 (12%)
  • May18 (8.3%)
  • June21 (9.7%)
  • July18 (8.3%)
  • August13 (6%)
  • September17 (7.8%)
  • October19 (8.8%)
  • November15 (6.9%)
  • December21 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (9.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (63%)
  • Wet or damp68 (31%)
  • Snow6 (2.8%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph104 (48%)
  • 40 mph24 (11%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph77 (35%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (94%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (76%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2065 (20%)
  • 21 to 2549 (15%)
  • 26 to 3545 (14%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5537 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider189 (58%)
  • Passenger106 (33%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car319 (81%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 2011.

Collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2011

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2011, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2011

The A522 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2011: 21, including 2 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA522213320
2ndA53203602
3rdA521192302
4thA520141901
5thA527131900
6thA52122302
7thA523111302
8thB50535900
9thB54175900
10thB50324500
11thA503400
12thB53313600
13thB50512301
14thA511100
15thB50541101

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2011

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2011: 26.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2011

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2011: 71.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2011.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years