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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 93 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2019, and 142 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2018 (115), and casualties fell from 155.

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

Collisions in 2019
93
Down 19% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
142
Down 8% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2019

2.2% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2019 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.2%
  • Serious1718%
  • Slight7480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious1913%
  • Slight12185%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 93, down 19% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 93
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (8.6%)
  • Tuesday17 (18%)
  • Wednesday15 (16%)
  • Thursday8 (8.6%)
  • Friday15 (16%)
  • Saturday19 (20%)
  • Sunday11 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (13%)
  • February5 (5.4%)
  • March9 (9.7%)
  • April6 (6.5%)
  • May9 (9.7%)
  • June11 (12%)
  • July8 (8.6%)
  • August7 (7.5%)
  • September11 (12%)
  • October3 (3.2%)
  • November7 (7.5%)
  • December5 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight67 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds69 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry56 (60%)
  • Wet or damp31 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph50 (54%)
  • 40 mph5 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph28 (30%)
  • 70 mph5 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant94 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (11%)
  • Pedestrian15 (11%)
  • Van occupant9 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist5 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2025 (18%)
  • 21 to 2519 (13%)
  • 26 to 3531 (22%)
  • 36 to 4512 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5518 (13%)
  • 56 to 659 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.3%)
  • Over 759 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider92 (65%)
  • Passenger35 (25%)
  • Pedestrian15 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car132 (77%)
  • Motorcycle15 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 2019.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2019

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2019, with 14 collisions.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2019

The A52, A523 and A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2019, with 7 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5271301
2ndA5237702
3rdA537800
4thA52161111
5thA5276901
6thA5205701
7thA504700
8thB50534702
9thA5223302
10thB50323610
11thB54172600

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2019

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2019: 19.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2019

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2019: 28.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2019, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2019.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years