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Cannock Chase road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 1985, and 366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (296), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1985
290
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
366
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 1985

1% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 1985 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5318%
  • Slight23481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight29881%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 1985 is highlighted, with 290, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985: 290
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday31 (11%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (15%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (7.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (9.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.2%)
  • February13 (4.5%)
  • March19 (6.6%)
  • April15 (5.2%)
  • May26 (9%)
  • June26 (9%)
  • July25 (8.6%)
  • August26 (9%)
  • September31 (11%)
  • October26 (9%)
  • November32 (11%)
  • December30 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds225 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other17 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (59%)
  • Wet or damp102 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.4%)
  • Snow7 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph213 (73%)
  • 40 mph41 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph35 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (10%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (42%)
  • Pedestrian83 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (21%)
  • Cyclist38 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1021 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1539 (11%)
  • 16 to 20118 (32%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3554 (15%)
  • 36 to 4532 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5522 (6%)
  • 56 to 6510 (2.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.5%)
  • Over 753 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (59%)
  • Pedestrian83 (23%)
  • Passenger67 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car328 (67%)
  • Motorcycle76 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Cannock Chase

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cannock Chase ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 1985.

Collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 1985

The A51 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 1985: 33, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51334007
2ndA460303716
3rdB4154243213
4thA34161803
5thA5151903
6thA519091600
7thA5134701
8thB50123302

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1985

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 1985: 141.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1985

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 1985: 111.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years