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Leek road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,032 road traffic collisions in Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,562 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 313 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 26 collisions, up 24% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
2,032
456th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,562
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
34 people killed
Serious collisions
313
340 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
26
Up 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
37
Up 54% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Leek

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal311.5%
  • Serious31315%
  • Slight1,68883%

What the data shows

  • Leek had 163 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 58% fewer than the 384 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Leek were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 429 children under 16 were killed or injured in Leek, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Leek.

Where Leek ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
456th
Most casualties
459th
Most fatal collisions
333rd
Most serious collisions
490th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday292 (14%)
  • Tuesday271 (13%)
  • Wednesday318 (16%)
  • Thursday289 (14%)
  • Friday371 (18%)
  • Saturday290 (14%)
  • Sunday201 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,461 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit524 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,830 (90%)
  • Roundabout72 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded45 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,819 (90%)
  • 40 mph168 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph36 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,576 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds313 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Other38 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,267 (49%)
  • Pedestrian632 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist320 (12%)
  • Cyclist227 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant26 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Leek road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leek, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Leek peaked at 77 in 1979; 2025 had 26.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252637
20242124
20231216
202233
202145
20201520
20191923
20181517
20172026
20162841
20153951
20143034
20134554
20124051
20112636
20103753
20094664
20083844
20074458
20063946
20053654
20045474
20034351
20023541
20014867
20004767
19995170
19985466
19976881
19965673
19955669
19946885
19935459
19925363
19916377
19905463
19895365
19886189
19874964
19865770
19856166
19846079
19836779
19825471
19815158
19805565
19797793

Map of recent crashes in Leek

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Leek

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Leek

The 24 most recent collisions in Leek happened between 5 February and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Leek

The A53 has the most collisions in Leek, 573 of 2,032 (28%), followed by the A523 (455).

Collisions in Leek on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA535737531077
2ndA5234555911479
3rdA520175226328

Council areas covering Leek

Collisions in Leek were recorded in 2 council areas. The Staffordshire Moorlands has 2,026 of 2,032 (99.7%).

Collisions in Leek by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stStaffordshire Moorlands2,0262,55631312
2ndEast Staffordshire3300

Postcode district for Leek

All 2,032 collisions in Leek were in the ST13 postcode district.