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Cannock Chase road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 301 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 1982, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1981 (311), and casualties fell from 409.

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

Collisions in 1982
301
Down 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
392
Down 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 1982

2% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 1982 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious6923%
  • Slight22675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious7920%
  • Slight30778%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 301, down 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (12%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday67 (22%)
  • Saturday47 (16%)
  • Sunday28 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6%)
  • February17 (5.6%)
  • March21 (7%)
  • April20 (6.6%)
  • May29 (9.6%)
  • June27 (9%)
  • July29 (9.6%)
  • August29 (9.6%)
  • September36 (12%)
  • October24 (8%)
  • November25 (8.3%)
  • December26 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (62%)
  • Wet or damp98 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.3%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph212 (70%)
  • 40 mph32 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph50 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (90%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (26%)
  • Pedestrian62 (16%)
  • Cyclist36 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1545 (11%)
  • 16 to 20125 (32%)
  • 21 to 2546 (12%)
  • 26 to 3556 (14%)
  • 36 to 4533 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5517 (4.3%)
  • 56 to 6514 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.8%)
  • Over 753 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider213 (54%)
  • Passenger117 (30%)
  • Pedestrian62 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car309 (62%)
  • Motorcycle95 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 1982.

Collisions
313th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 1982

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 1982: 38, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460385429
2ndA51232816
3rdA34192605
4thB4154162206
5thA5142503
6thA5190111702
7thA51381003
8thB41562400
9thB50122300
10thB50131200

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1982

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 1982: 134.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1982

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 1982: 119.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 1982, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years