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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 35 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2022, and 42 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 8 were serious.

Collisions were down 44% on 2021 (62), and casualties fell from 94.

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

Collisions in 2022
35
Down 44% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
42
Down 55% on 2021
Fatal collisions
6
17% of collisions
Serious collisions
8
23% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2022

17% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2022 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal617%
  • Serious823%
  • Slight2160%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal717%
  • Serious1229%
  • Slight2355%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2022 is highlighted, with 35, down 44% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 35
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (17%)
  • Tuesday7 (20%)
  • Wednesday2 (5.7%)
  • Thursday8 (23%)
  • Friday5 (14%)
  • Saturday5 (14%)
  • Sunday2 (5.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5912 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (2.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (5.7%)
  • February3 (8.6%)
  • March4 (11%)
  • April1 (2.9%)
  • May7 (20%)
  • June1 (2.9%)
  • July3 (8.6%)
  • August3 (8.6%)
  • September4 (11%)
  • October1 (2.9%)
  • November4 (11%)
  • December2 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight28 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (5.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds31 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (5.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (2.9%)
  • Other1 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry25 (71%)
  • Wet or damp8 (23%)
  • Not recorded2 (5.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph17 (49%)
  • 40 mph4 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (11%)
  • 60 mph10 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway35 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant22 (52%)
  • Pedestrian7 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (14%)
  • Cyclist5 (12%)
  • Van occupant2 (4.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 151 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 207 (17%)
  • 21 to 255 (12%)
  • 26 to 353 (7.1%)
  • 36 to 454 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 556 (14%)
  • 56 to 654 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 752 (4.8%)
  • Over 756 (14%)
  • Not recorded2 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider30 (71%)
  • Pedestrian7 (17%)
  • Passenger5 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car39 (62%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (11%)
  • Motorcycle6 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (4.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 and the 9 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 (9)

How the Staffordshire Moorlands ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 2022.

Collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2022

Cheadle West, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST10 1EU area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2022, with 4 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2022

The A523 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2022: 5, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5235521
2ndA5204520
3rdA5224501
4thA534811
5thA523301
6thA5212200
7thA5271100

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2022

Cheadle, Staffordshire Moorlands had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2022: 4.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2022

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2022: 12.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2022, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2022.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years