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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 62 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2021, and 94 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2020 (76), and casualties fell from 114.

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

Collisions in 2021
62
Down 18% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
94
Down 18% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
4.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2021

4.8% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2021 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal34.8%
  • Serious1423%
  • Slight4573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal33.2%
  • Serious2021%
  • Slight7176%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 62, down 18% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 62
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday10 (16%)
  • Wednesday8 (13%)
  • Thursday11 (18%)
  • Friday10 (16%)
  • Saturday9 (15%)
  • Sunday8 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (31%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5915 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (4.8%)
  • February7 (11%)
  • March7 (11%)
  • April5 (8.1%)
  • May9 (15%)
  • June4 (6.5%)
  • July5 (8.1%)
  • August3 (4.8%)
  • September6 (9.7%)
  • October6 (9.7%)
  • November5 (8.1%)
  • December2 (3.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight50 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds49 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.6%)
  • Other1 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry39 (63%)
  • Wet or damp19 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (6.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph21 (34%)
  • 40 mph12 (19%)
  • 60 mph27 (44%)
  • 70 mph2 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway59 (95%)
  • Roundabout2 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant63 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (12%)
  • Pedestrian11 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist2 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 154 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2014 (15%)
  • 21 to 2514 (15%)
  • 26 to 3515 (16%)
  • 36 to 458 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 558 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6515 (16%)
  • 66 to 755 (5.3%)
  • Over 756 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider55 (59%)
  • Passenger28 (30%)
  • Pedestrian11 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car76 (70%)
  • Motorcycle11 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 2021.

Collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
331st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2021

Horton, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST9 9QF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2021, with 4 collisions.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2021

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2021: 10, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53101003
2ndA5271122
3rdA5203701
4thA5213401
5thA5223501
6thA5233500
7thA502310
8thB54172302
9thA5271100
10thB50321101
11thB50511100
12thB50531100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2021

Biddulph, Cheadle, Staffordshire Moorlands and Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2021, with 4 each.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2021

ST10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2021: 22.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2021, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years