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Cannock Chase road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 283 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 1987, and 357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1986 (278), and casualties fell from 373.

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

Collisions in 1987
283
Up 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
357
Down 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 1987

0.7% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 1987 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4616%
  • Slight23583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5315%
  • Slight30285%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 1987 is highlighted, with 283, up 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 283
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.1%)
  • February19 (6.7%)
  • March19 (6.7%)
  • April20 (7.1%)
  • May16 (5.7%)
  • June21 (7.4%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August24 (8.5%)
  • September27 (9.5%)
  • October29 (10%)
  • November23 (8.1%)
  • December33 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (60%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (34%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (66%)
  • Wet or damp91 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph215 (76%)
  • 40 mph38 (13%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph24 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (12%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (45%)
  • Pedestrian77 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (18%)
  • Cyclist34 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (10%)
  • 16 to 20103 (29%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3551 (14%)
  • 36 to 4529 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.4%)
  • Over 755 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (56%)
  • Passenger80 (22%)
  • Pedestrian77 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car321 (66%)
  • Motorcycle70 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.5%)
  • Minibus5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 315 of them in 1987.

Collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 1987

The A51 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 1987: 36, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51364518
2ndA460303803
3rdB4154212301
4thA34131704
5thA5132203
6thA51907902
7thB501361002
8thA5133300
9thM63400
10thB50121100

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1987

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 1987: 158.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1987

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 1987: 122.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years