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Biddulph road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,534 road traffic collisions in Biddulph, Staffordshire Moorlands, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,954 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 193 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, up from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,534
556th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,954
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
11 people killed
Serious collisions
193
215 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Biddulph

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal110.7%
  • Serious19313%
  • Slight1,33087%

What the data shows

  • Biddulph had 104 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 55% fewer than the 231 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in Biddulph were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 409 children under 16 were killed or injured in Biddulph, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Biddulph.

Where Biddulph ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
556th
Most casualties
552nd
Most fatal collisions
788th
Most serious collisions
719th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday209 (14%)
  • Tuesday221 (14%)
  • Wednesday221 (14%)
  • Thursday211 (14%)
  • Friday252 (16%)
  • Saturday248 (16%)
  • Sunday172 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,121 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit381 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,457 (95%)
  • Roundabout31 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,354 (88%)
  • 40 mph45 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph129 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,185 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds212 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other42 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,071 (55%)
  • Pedestrian356 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist241 (12%)
  • Cyclist192 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant34 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Biddulph road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Biddulph, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Biddulph peaked at 62 in 1990; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251414
20241116
20231315
202234
202144
202067
20191013
201889
20171722
20161826
20152025
20141724
20131621
20122125
20112330
20102631
20092732
20082636
20072334
20063236
20053748
20043346
20032530
20024563
20013543
20004251
19993037
19983235
19973647
19963649
19953654
19944563
19934653
19924762
19914967
19906276
19894962
19885572
19874449
19865270
19855464
19844562
19835671
19826072
19815269
19803642
19796073

Map of recent crashes in Biddulph

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Biddulph

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Biddulph

The 24 most recent collisions in Biddulph happened between 26 April 2024 and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Biddulph

Of the 1,534 collisions in Biddulph, 682 were on the A527.

Collisions in Biddulph on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA527682906590

Council areas covering Biddulph

Collisions in Biddulph were recorded in 2 council areas. The Staffordshire Moorlands has 1,517 of 1,534 (99%).

Collisions in Biddulph by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStaffordshire Moorlands1,5171,93711191
2ndStoke-on-Trent141402

Postcode districts in Biddulph

Collisions in Biddulph were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by ST8 (1,525) and CW12 (9).