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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 80 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2023, and 115 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 129% on 2022 (35), and casualties rose from 42.

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

Collisions in 2023
80
Up 129% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
115
Up 174% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
43% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2023

3.8% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2023 were fatal and 43% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.8%
  • Serious3443%
  • Slight4354%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.6%
  • Serious4438%
  • Slight6859%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2023 is highlighted, with 80, up 129% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 80
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (18%)
  • Tuesday7 (8.8%)
  • Wednesday9 (11%)
  • Thursday16 (20%)
  • Friday15 (19%)
  • Saturday9 (11%)
  • Sunday10 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596 (7.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (3.8%)
  • February6 (7.5%)
  • March3 (3.8%)
  • April10 (13%)
  • May11 (14%)
  • June5 (6.3%)
  • July9 (11%)
  • August6 (7.5%)
  • September7 (8.8%)
  • October9 (11%)
  • November7 (8.8%)
  • December4 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight60 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds62 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Other2 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry49 (61%)
  • Wet or damp26 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph34 (43%)
  • 40 mph8 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph27 (34%)
  • 70 mph3 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway71 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (5%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant69 (60%)
  • Pedestrian22 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist3 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2012 (10%)
  • 21 to 2510 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3511 (9.6%)
  • 36 to 4516 (14%)
  • 46 to 5523 (20%)
  • 56 to 6518 (16%)
  • 66 to 758 (7%)
  • Over 7510 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider72 (63%)
  • Pedestrian22 (19%)
  • Passenger21 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car112 (79%)
  • Motorcycle11 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (6.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 2023.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
264th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2023

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2023, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2023

The A520 and A523 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2023, with 8 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52081303
2ndA52381215
3rdA5371003
4thA5276803
5thA504703
6thA524611
7thA5224501
8thA5213301
9thB50322300
10thB50512201
11thB50542301
12thB54172502

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2023

Biddulph had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2023: 13.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2023

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2023: 27.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2023, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2023.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years