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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 247 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2013, and 334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2012 (212), and casualties rose from 301.

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

Collisions in 2013
247
Up 17% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
334
Up 11% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
10% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2013

1.2% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2013 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious2510%
  • Slight21989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious278.1%
  • Slight30491%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2013 is highlighted, with 247, up 17% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 247
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday44 (18%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (15%)
  • Friday43 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.7%)
  • February24 (9.7%)
  • March19 (7.7%)
  • April24 (9.7%)
  • May16 (6.5%)
  • June17 (6.9%)
  • July17 (6.9%)
  • August30 (12%)
  • September20 (8.1%)
  • October22 (8.9%)
  • November20 (8.1%)
  • December24 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (8.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (62%)
  • Wet or damp70 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (5.3%)
  • Snow12 (4.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph122 (49%)
  • 40 mph25 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph86 (35%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Pedestrian32 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2063 (19%)
  • 21 to 2546 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (18%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (12%)
  • 56 to 6528 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5.1%)
  • Over 7513 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (66%)
  • Passenger82 (25%)
  • Pedestrian32 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car350 (74%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2013.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2013

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2013, with 31 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2013

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2013: 38, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53385005
2ndA523222704
3rdA52212912
4thA521172000
5thA520122002
6thA5081501
7thA52281200
8thA52761101
9thB50536812
10thB54175601
11thB50323401
12thB50513500
13thB50541200
14thB53311100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2013

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2013: 45.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2013

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2013: 80.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2013, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years