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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 115 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2018, and 155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2017 (158), and casualties fell from 211.

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

Collisions in 2018
115
Down 27% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
155
Down 27% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2018

3.5% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2018 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.5%
  • Serious1513%
  • Slight9683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53.2%
  • Serious1812%
  • Slight13285%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 115, down 27% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 115
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (17%)
  • Tuesday20 (17%)
  • Wednesday14 (12%)
  • Thursday12 (10%)
  • Friday19 (17%)
  • Saturday18 (16%)
  • Sunday13 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (9.6%)
  • February10 (8.7%)
  • March7 (6.1%)
  • April11 (9.6%)
  • May12 (10%)
  • June10 (8.7%)
  • July13 (11%)
  • August6 (5.2%)
  • September10 (8.7%)
  • October7 (6.1%)
  • November8 (7%)
  • December10 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (2.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry84 (73%)
  • Wet or damp23 (20%)
  • Frost or ice6 (5.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph64 (56%)
  • 40 mph10 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph34 (30%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (88%)
  • Roundabout6 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant108 (70%)
  • Pedestrian17 (11%)
  • Cyclist11 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2017 (11%)
  • 21 to 2518 (12%)
  • 26 to 3523 (15%)
  • 36 to 4520 (13%)
  • 46 to 5518 (12%)
  • 56 to 6518 (12%)
  • 66 to 7514 (9%)
  • Over 757 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider105 (68%)
  • Passenger33 (21%)
  • Pedestrian17 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car163 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle10 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2018

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How the Staffordshire Moorlands ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 2018.

Collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2018

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2018, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2018

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2018: 14, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53142114
2ndA52121202
3rdA52281002
4thA5216700
5thA52361101
6thA505501
7thA5205901
8thA5273400
9thB50533400
10thB50322200
11thB50512400
12thB50542311
13thB54172600
14thA5001100
15thA511200
16thA52711100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2018

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2018: 15.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2018

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2018: 37.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2018, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years