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Cannock Chase road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 1979, and 425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,393 collisions in Cannock Chase.

Collisions in 1979
309
Casualties in 1979
425
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 1979

1.6% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious8026%
  • Slight22472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious9923%
  • Slight32075%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 309.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025111157
2024114149
20236488
20225875
202177114
202082111
2019111151
201897150
2017138187
2016171225
2015207275
2014222320
2013208275
2012244318
2011214291
2010224299
2009242326
2008244299
2007295419
2006292374
2005285395
2004276369
2003319443
2002302395
2001307399
2000314417
1999332434
1998314444
1997378504
1996418568
1995344492
1994389536
1993332432
1992340469
1991356472
1990459684
1989391526
1988323430
1987283357
1986278373
1985290366
1984296366
1983402544
1982301392
1981311409
1980329455
1979309425

When and where crashes happen in Cannock Chase in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (10%)
  • Tuesday52 (17%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (12%)
  • Friday61 (20%)
  • Saturday44 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.4%)
  • February15 (4.9%)
  • March25 (8.1%)
  • April24 (7.8%)
  • May20 (6.5%)
  • June24 (7.8%)
  • July27 (8.7%)
  • August29 (9.4%)
  • September27 (8.7%)
  • October27 (8.7%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December34 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (59%)
  • Wet or damp97 (31%)
  • Frost or ice22 (7.1%)
  • Snow9 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph218 (71%)
  • 40 mph39 (13%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph27 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (43%)
  • Pedestrian97 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (22%)
  • Cyclist35 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1031 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20133 (31%)
  • 21 to 2569 (16%)
  • 26 to 3556 (13%)
  • 36 to 4529 (6.8%)
  • 46 to 5524 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (55%)
  • Pedestrian97 (23%)
  • Passenger93 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car313 (63%)
  • Motorcycle98 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Cannock Chase

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cannock Chase ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 308 of them in 1979.

Collisions
309th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
313th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 1979

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 1979: 43, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4604355012
2ndA513040011
3rdA34234017
4thB4154162025
5thA581101
6thA51908903
7thA51361202
8thB50136802
9thB41455501
10thB50125810
11thA41541100
12thM61101

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1979

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 1979: 150.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1979

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 1979: 128.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 1979, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years