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Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 road traffic collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2025, and 239 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2024 (134), and casualties rose from 184.

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

Collisions in 2025
163
Up 22% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
239
Up 30% on 2024
Fatal collisions
6
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
28% of collisions

Crash severity in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2025

3.7% of collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2% and 17% in the Staffordshire Moorlands from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.7%
  • Serious4528%
  • Slight11269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious6226%
  • Slight17172%

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 568 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 163, up 22% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 163
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (9.2%)
  • Tuesday19 (12%)
  • Wednesday13 (8%)
  • Thursday29 (18%)
  • Friday34 (21%)
  • Saturday27 (17%)
  • Sunday26 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.2%)
  • February12 (7.4%)
  • March18 (11%)
  • April16 (9.8%)
  • May23 (14%)
  • June11 (6.7%)
  • July14 (8.6%)
  • August17 (10%)
  • September11 (6.7%)
  • October7 (4.3%)
  • November9 (5.5%)
  • December10 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (70%)
  • Wet or damp36 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.1%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph76 (47%)
  • 40 mph15 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph56 (34%)
  • 70 mph7 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (11%)
  • Pedestrian23 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist3 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2039 (16%)
  • 21 to 2526 (11%)
  • 26 to 3542 (18%)
  • 36 to 4525 (10%)
  • 46 to 5526 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (7.1%)
  • Over 7511 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (59%)
  • Passenger75 (31%)
  • Pedestrian23 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car216 (75%)
  • Motorcycle27 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.4%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the Staffordshire Moorlands had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 2025.

Collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2025

Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2025, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the Staffordshire Moorlands with the most crashes in 2025

The A53 had the most collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2025: 28, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA532850212
2ndA523172317
3rdA520121612
4thA5271203
5thA52171302
6thA5061201
7thA5226802
8thB50324501
9thA5273301
10thB54173300
11thB50512200
12thB50532601
13thB53312200

Towns in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2025

Leek had the most collisions of any town in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2025: 26.

Postcode districts in the Staffordshire Moorlands: crashes in 2025

ST13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2025: 49.

Latest crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in the Staffordshire Moorlands in 2025, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2025.

Severity

Staffordshire Moorlands road accidents in other years