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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 76 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2020, and 114 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2019 (93), and casualties fell from 142.

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

Collisions in 2020
76
Down 18% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
114
Down 20% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
21% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2020

2.6% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2020 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.6%
  • Serious1621%
  • Slight5876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious2118%
  • Slight9180%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 76, down 18% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 76
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (16%)
  • Tuesday8 (11%)
  • Wednesday12 (16%)
  • Thursday11 (14%)
  • Friday8 (11%)
  • Saturday10 (13%)
  • Sunday15 (20%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (3.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (13%)
  • February10 (13%)
  • March5 (6.6%)
  • April3 (3.9%)
  • May7 (9.2%)
  • June5 (6.6%)
  • July7 (9.2%)
  • August2 (2.6%)
  • September7 (9.2%)
  • October10 (13%)
  • November6 (7.9%)
  • December4 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight50 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds51 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.6%)
  • Other3 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry41 (54%)
  • Wet or damp28 (37%)
  • Snow2 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (6.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph45 (59%)
  • 40 mph6 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph19 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway71 (93%)
  • Roundabout4 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant73 (64%)
  • Cyclist12 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (11%)
  • Pedestrian11 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2012 (11%)
  • 21 to 257 (6.1%)
  • 26 to 3517 (15%)
  • 36 to 4516 (14%)
  • 46 to 5515 (13%)
  • 56 to 6514 (12%)
  • 66 to 7513 (11%)
  • Over 755 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider71 (62%)
  • Passenger32 (28%)
  • Pedestrian11 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car96 (68%)
  • Motorcycle12 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (4.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2020.

Collisions
328th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
321st
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2020

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2020, with 6 collisions.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2020

The A523 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2020: 13, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA523132413
2ndA53112302
3rdA5261001
4thA52161000
5thA5225801
6thA5204503
7thA5274501
8thA501101
9thB50321100
10thB53311100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2020

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2020: 15.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2020

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2020: 30.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2020, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2020.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years