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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 212 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2015, and 313 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2014 (225), and casualties rose from 310.

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

Collisions in 2015
212
Down 6% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
313
Up 1% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2015

0.9% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious2512%
  • Slight18587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious278.6%
  • Slight28491%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 212, down 6% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (19%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday21 (9.9%)
  • Friday27 (13%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday31 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.5%)
  • February13 (6.1%)
  • March17 (8%)
  • April23 (11%)
  • May16 (7.5%)
  • June20 (9.4%)
  • July18 (8.5%)
  • August22 (10%)
  • September15 (7.1%)
  • October14 (6.6%)
  • November20 (9.4%)
  • December16 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (65%)
  • Wet or damp64 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph95 (45%)
  • 40 mph28 (13%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph66 (31%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (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 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (73%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2056 (18%)
  • 21 to 2540 (13%)
  • 26 to 3559 (19%)
  • 36 to 4537 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6530 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.2%)
  • Over 7512 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (62%)
  • Passenger91 (29%)
  • Pedestrian29 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car298 (78%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2015.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2015

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2015, with 22 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2015

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2015: 29, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53294314
2ndA520162201
3rdA523162302
4thA50132000
5thA52132100
6thA522101301
7thA52191100
8thA5277801
9thB54176801
10thB50323701
11thB50512400
12thB50541100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2015

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2015: 39.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2015

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2015: 64.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2015, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2015.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years