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ST8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,131 road traffic collisions in the ST8 postcode district, Staffordshire Moorlands, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,801 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 287 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, up from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,131
1,690th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,801
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
17 people killed
Serious collisions
287
336 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
Down 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ST8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal170.8%
  • Serious28713%
  • Slight1,82786%

What the data shows

  • ST8 had 129 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 60% fewer than the 320 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in ST8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 515 children under 16 were killed or injured in ST8, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in ST8.

Where ST8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,690th
Most casualties
1,734th
Most fatal collisions
2,230th
Most serious collisions
2,040th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday284 (13%)
  • Tuesday295 (14%)
  • Wednesday303 (14%)
  • Thursday282 (13%)
  • Friday349 (16%)
  • Saturday358 (17%)
  • Sunday260 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,522 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit502 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,039 (96%)
  • Roundabout34 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded30 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,686 (79%)
  • 40 mph78 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph344 (16%)
  • 70 mph10 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,613 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds299 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Other65 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,665 (59%)
  • Pedestrian414 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist322 (11%)
  • Cyclist245 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant58 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ST8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ST8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ST8 peaked at 98 in 1990; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251718
20241422
20231416
202234
202155
202089
20191316
20181113
20172229
20162232
20152638
20142536
20132433
20122328
20112839
20103344
20094153
20083849
20073451
20064858
20055165
20044363
20033446
20026182
20014756
20005568
19994867
19984654
19975478
19964765
19954768
199469110
19936578
19926386
19917093
199098128
19896583
19887291
19875768
19867699
19857184
19846089
198383103
198292118
19817296
19805468
197982102

Map of recent crashes in ST8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ST8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ST8

The 24 most recent collisions in ST8 happened between 2 September 2024 and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ST8

Of the 2,131 collisions in ST8, 877 were on the A527.

Collisions in ST8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5278771,20410123

Council areas covering ST8

Collisions in ST8 were recorded in 3 council areas. The Staffordshire Moorlands has 1,913 of 2,131 (90%).

Collisions in ST8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStaffordshire Moorlands1,9132,49514260
2ndStoke-on-Trent204288325
3rdNewcastle-under-Lyme7901

Towns in ST8

Collisions in ST8 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Biddulph (1,525) and Stoke-on-Trent (14).