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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2017, and 211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2016 (180), and casualties fell from 267.

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

Collisions in 2017
158
Down 12% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
211
Down 21% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2017

3.8% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.8%
  • Serious2013%
  • Slight13284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.8%
  • Serious2210%
  • Slight18387%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 158, down 12% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 158
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (14%)
  • Tuesday17 (11%)
  • Wednesday20 (13%)
  • Thursday23 (15%)
  • Friday29 (18%)
  • Saturday17 (11%)
  • Sunday30 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7%)
  • February10 (6.3%)
  • March7 (4.4%)
  • April14 (8.9%)
  • May14 (8.9%)
  • June22 (14%)
  • July9 (5.7%)
  • August21 (13%)
  • September12 (7.6%)
  • October13 (8.2%)
  • November16 (10%)
  • December9 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight108 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (13%)
  • Fog or mist8 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (68%)
  • Wet or damp45 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (47%)
  • 40 mph21 (13%)
  • 50 mph12 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph43 (27%)
  • 70 mph8 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (89%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.1%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (10%)
  • Pedestrian19 (9%)
  • Cyclist4 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2029 (14%)
  • 21 to 2536 (17%)
  • 26 to 3549 (23%)
  • 36 to 4522 (10%)
  • 46 to 5534 (16%)
  • 56 to 6514 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.8%)
  • Over 754 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider144 (68%)
  • Passenger48 (23%)
  • Pedestrian19 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car221 (78%)
  • Motorcycle26 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2017

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2017 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.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Staffordshire Moorlands ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 2017.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2017

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2017, with 13 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2017

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2017: 19, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53192814
2ndA50121504
3rdA52121804
4thA523111531
5thA520101301
6thA52181301
7thA52271002
8thA5277900
9thB50536910
10thB50324400
11thB54173300
12thA301100
13thA5001100
14thA50071100
15thA52711200

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2017

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2017: 20.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2017

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2017: 43.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years