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Cannock Chase road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 1983, and 544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 34% on 1982 (301), and casualties rose from 392.

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

Collisions in 1983
402
Up 34% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
544
Up 39% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 1983

2.2% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 1983 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious8621%
  • Slight30776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious9618%
  • Slight43981%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 1983 is highlighted, with 402, up 34% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday75 (19%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.7%)
  • February25 (6.2%)
  • March36 (9%)
  • April48 (12%)
  • May38 (9.5%)
  • June31 (7.7%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September22 (5.5%)
  • October28 (7%)
  • November24 (6%)
  • December32 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (59%)
  • Wet or damp153 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph278 (69%)
  • 40 mph39 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph63 (16%)
  • 70 mph16 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant259 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (22%)
  • Pedestrian89 (16%)
  • Cyclist56 (10%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1041 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1553 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20164 (30%)
  • 21 to 2575 (14%)
  • 26 to 3563 (12%)
  • 36 to 4546 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6519 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.5%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (58%)
  • Passenger142 (26%)
  • Pedestrian89 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (66%)
  • Motorcycle109 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1983.

Collisions
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 1983

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 1983: 55, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4605569215
2ndA34375228
3rdA51323705
4thM6172604
5thA5152415
6thA5190111401
7thB415491001
8thA5138903
9thB41565710
10thA4624801
11thB50133402
12thA4492501
13thB42102401
14thA411100
15thB50121801
16thB50141101

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1983

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 1983: 166.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1983

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 1983: 133.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 1983, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years