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Cannock Chase road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 278 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 1986, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1985 (290), and casualties rose from 366.

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

Collisions in 1986
278
Down 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
373
Up 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 1986

1.4% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 1986 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious6624%
  • Slight20875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious8924%
  • Slight28075%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 278, down 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday44 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (18%)
  • Sunday38 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (10%)
  • February19 (6.8%)
  • March20 (7.2%)
  • April25 (9%)
  • May30 (11%)
  • June20 (7.2%)
  • July24 (8.6%)
  • August18 (6.5%)
  • September21 (7.6%)
  • October22 (7.9%)
  • November30 (11%)
  • December21 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (63%)
  • Wet or damp87 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph198 (71%)
  • 40 mph50 (18%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph27 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (10%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (22%)
  • Pedestrian67 (18%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (7%)
  • 16 to 20115 (31%)
  • 21 to 2567 (18%)
  • 26 to 3558 (16%)
  • 36 to 4531 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5526 (7%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.9%)
  • Over 754 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (56%)
  • Passenger96 (26%)
  • Pedestrian67 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car327 (69%)
  • Motorcycle75 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 1986.

Collisions
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 1986

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 1986: 37, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4603755010
2ndA51263103
3rdA34182306
4thB4154162503
5thA5151802
6thA5190132316
7thA5133501
8thB50131100

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1986

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 1986: 157.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1986

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 1986: 126.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years