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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 180 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2016, and 267 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2015 (212), and casualties fell from 313.

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

Collisions in 2016
180
Down 15% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
267
Down 15% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
16% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2016

1.7% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious2816%
  • Slight14983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3613%
  • Slight22885%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 180, down 15% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 180
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday20 (11%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday29 (16%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.9%)
  • February12 (6.7%)
  • March7 (3.9%)
  • April19 (11%)
  • May10 (5.6%)
  • June16 (8.9%)
  • July20 (11%)
  • August24 (13%)
  • September15 (8.3%)
  • October13 (7.2%)
  • November17 (9.4%)
  • December11 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight126 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (64%)
  • Wet or damp51 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (55%)
  • 40 mph16 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph54 (30%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (5%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (74%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2039 (15%)
  • 21 to 2530 (11%)
  • 26 to 3557 (21%)
  • 36 to 4524 (9%)
  • 46 to 5531 (12%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.7%)
  • Over 7515 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (63%)
  • Passenger70 (26%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car255 (79%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2016.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2016

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2016, with 13 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2016

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2016: 22, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53223912
2ndA520152402
3rdA521131800
4thA523101603
5thA5081111
6thA52781300
7thA5261002
8thA5226701
9thB50514501
10thB50534503
11thB50323600
12thB54173802
13thA341100
14thA50071100
15thB45171200
16thB50391100
17thB50451100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2016

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2016: 27.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2016

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2016: 57.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years