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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2014, and 310 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2013 (247), and casualties fell from 334.

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

Collisions in 2014
225
Down 9% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
310
Down 7% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2014

1.3% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2014 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious198.4%
  • Slight20390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious196.1%
  • Slight28893%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 225, down 9% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 225
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday32 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (16%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday42 (19%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (10%)
  • February18 (8%)
  • March19 (8.4%)
  • April22 (9.8%)
  • May15 (6.7%)
  • June22 (9.8%)
  • July26 (12%)
  • August16 (7.1%)
  • September17 (7.6%)
  • October19 (8.4%)
  • November13 (5.8%)
  • December15 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (62%)
  • Wet or damp75 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.7%)
  • Snow4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (42%)
  • 40 mph32 (14%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph83 (37%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (90%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist22 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2058 (19%)
  • 21 to 2531 (10%)
  • 26 to 3545 (15%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.1%)
  • Over 7524 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (69%)
  • Passenger73 (24%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car326 (76%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 2014.

Collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2014

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2014, with 20 collisions.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2014

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2014: 27, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53273801
2ndA523192502
3rdA520172501
4thA521162101
5thA522131801
6thA5081001
7thA528901
8thA52771210
9thB541771500
10thB50536603
11thB50325700
12thB50511100
13thB53311100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2014

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2014: 30.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2014

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2014: 64.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2014.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years