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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 212 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2012, and 301 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2011 (217), and casualties fell from 325.

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

Collisions in 2012
212
Down 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
301
Down 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2012

1.4% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2012 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious2612%
  • Slight18386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3110%
  • Slight26688%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 212, down 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 212
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday42 (20%)
  • Saturday33 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.5%)
  • February14 (6.6%)
  • March14 (6.6%)
  • April17 (8%)
  • May14 (6.6%)
  • June16 (7.5%)
  • July25 (12%)
  • August20 (9.4%)
  • September28 (13%)
  • October19 (9%)
  • November18 (8.5%)
  • December11 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (55%)
  • Wet or damp88 (42%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph107 (50%)
  • 40 mph21 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph76 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (94%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (72%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist21 (7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5%)
  • 16 to 2057 (19%)
  • 21 to 2547 (16%)
  • 26 to 3538 (13%)
  • 36 to 4547 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.7%)
  • Over 7513 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (61%)
  • Passenger88 (29%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car290 (76%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 2012.

Collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2012

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2012, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2012

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2012: 24, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53243811
2ndA52182801
3rdA521182302
4thA523162921
5thA522151802
6thA520141703
7thA52781000
8thB541761202
9thB50533403
10thA502300
11thB50322200
12thB50512200
13thB53311201

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2012

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2012: 40.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2012

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2012: 63.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years