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Cannock Chase road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 329 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 1980, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1979 (309), and casualties rose from 425.

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

Collisions in 1980
329
Up 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
455
Up 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 1980

3.3% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 1980 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.3%
  • Serious6419%
  • Slight25477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious9120%
  • Slight35277%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 329, up 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (10%)
  • Tuesday35 (11%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday76 (23%)
  • Saturday53 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (8.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.6%)
  • February19 (5.8%)
  • March20 (6.1%)
  • April25 (7.6%)
  • May21 (6.4%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July38 (12%)
  • August29 (8.8%)
  • September30 (9.1%)
  • October40 (12%)
  • November20 (6.1%)
  • December26 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (63%)
  • Wet or damp103 (31%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph244 (74%)
  • 40 mph35 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph34 (10%)
  • 70 mph10 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (23%)
  • Pedestrian93 (20%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1034 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (7%)
  • 16 to 20156 (34%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3554 (12%)
  • 36 to 4538 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6516 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.2%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (53%)
  • Passenger123 (27%)
  • Pedestrian93 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car357 (66%)
  • Motorcycle103 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Cannock Chase

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cannock Chase ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 1980.

Collisions
294th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 1980

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 1980: 51, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4605172010
2ndA34253423
3rdA51223103
4thB4154212701
5thA591323
6thA51371112
7thA519071312
8thB41453300
9thB50123710
10thA502400
11thA381100
12thA5231201
13thB41561100
14thB50131300

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1980

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 1980: 171.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1980

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 1980: 146.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 1980, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years