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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 134 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2024, and 184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 68% on 2023 (80), and casualties rose from 115.

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

Collisions in 2024
134
Up 68% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
184
Up 60% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
31% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2024

3.7% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2024 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.7%
  • Serious4131%
  • Slight8866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.7%
  • Serious4625%
  • Slight13372%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 134, up 68% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 134
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday16 (12%)
  • Wednesday14 (10%)
  • Thursday22 (16%)
  • Friday31 (23%)
  • Saturday17 (13%)
  • Sunday15 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (24%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.5%)
  • February5 (3.7%)
  • March7 (5.2%)
  • April11 (8.2%)
  • May9 (6.7%)
  • June14 (10%)
  • July11 (8.2%)
  • August10 (7.5%)
  • September17 (13%)
  • October8 (6%)
  • November14 (10%)
  • December18 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight98 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds109 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (72%)
  • Wet or damp34 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3%)
  • 30 mph67 (50%)
  • 40 mph13 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph41 (31%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (6%)
  • Roundabout4 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant112 (61%)
  • Pedestrian35 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (11%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist5 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2016 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2511 (6%)
  • 26 to 3526 (14%)
  • 36 to 4524 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (14%)
  • 56 to 6523 (13%)
  • 66 to 7517 (9.2%)
  • Over 7517 (9.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider113 (61%)
  • Passenger36 (20%)
  • Pedestrian35 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car161 (74%)
  • Motorcycle18 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2024.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2024

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2024, with 10 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2024

The A52 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2024: 13, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52131404
2ndA521122223
3rdA53111907
4thA520101204
5thA5238910
6thA52761101
7thA503310
8thA5223301
9thB50512300
10thB50532302
11thB54172202
12thA51200
13thB53311101

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2024

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2024: 21.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2024

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2024: 42.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2024, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years