Volkswagen Polo crash on the A523 in the Staffordshire Moorlands, 12 Dec 2025, 21:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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Police recorded 464 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Leek South ward, the Staffordshire Moorlands, from 2001 to 2025, with 601 casualties. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 37 were serious.
In 2025 there were 16 collisions here, up from 10 in 2024.
44 of the 464 collisions here (9.5%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions here peaked at 38 in 2004, against an average of 19 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 20 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 |
| 2023 | 8 | 10 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 14 | 18 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 |
| 2017 | 13 | 17 |
| 2016 | 13 | 18 |
| 2015 | 22 | 27 |
| 2014 | 20 | 23 |
| 2013 | 31 | 36 |
| 2012 | 27 | 33 |
| 2011 | 21 | 31 |
| 2010 | 19 | 26 |
| 2009 | 28 | 40 |
| 2008 | 19 | 23 |
| 2007 | 31 | 43 |
| 2006 | 20 | 25 |
| 2005 | 20 | 28 |
| 2004 | 38 | 52 |
| 2003 | 20 | 24 |
| 2002 | 22 | 27 |
| 2001 | 30 | 43 |
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near ST13 5DL.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Leek South, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 5DL area accident hotspot
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Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
All 464 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Leek.
4 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Leek North, Staffordshire Moorlands, ST13 6ES area, 1 km away, with 156 collisions.
Newest first, from 8 January 2001 to 12 December 2025, 48 to a page.
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