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Cannock Chase road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 1981, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (329), and casualties fell from 455.

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

Collisions in 1981
311
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
409
Down 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 1981

2.3% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 1981 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious7825%
  • Slight22673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious8922%
  • Slight31377%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 1981 is highlighted, with 311, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday33 (11%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday61 (20%)
  • Saturday54 (17%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (11%)
  • February22 (7.1%)
  • March29 (9.3%)
  • April28 (9%)
  • May24 (7.7%)
  • June22 (7.1%)
  • July21 (6.8%)
  • August29 (9.3%)
  • September28 (9%)
  • October27 (8.7%)
  • November27 (8.7%)
  • December21 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (63%)
  • Wet or damp92 (30%)
  • Frost or ice16 (5.1%)
  • Snow8 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph240 (77%)
  • 40 mph26 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph41 (13%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant187 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (23%)
  • Pedestrian74 (18%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20144 (35%)
  • 21 to 2539 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3559 (14%)
  • 36 to 4539 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 659 (2.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.9%)
  • Over 754 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (56%)
  • Passenger105 (26%)
  • Pedestrian74 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (65%)
  • Motorcycle96 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 1981.

Collisions
305th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
320th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 1981

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 1981: 39, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460395509
2ndA51263209
3rdA34253007
4thA5190141706
5thB4154131516
6thA5111112
7thA51381101
8thB41452201
9thB50122200
10thA4491300
11thA4541100
12thB50131100
13thM61100

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1981

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 1981: 163.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1981

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 1981: 128.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 1981, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1981.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years