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Cannock Chase road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 1988, and 430 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1987 (283), and casualties rose from 357.

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

Collisions in 1988
323
Up 14% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
430
Up 20% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 1988

2.5% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 1988 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious5417%
  • Slight26181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious5813%
  • Slight36384%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 1988 is highlighted, with 323, up 14% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (11%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday59 (18%)
  • Saturday46 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8%)
  • February20 (6.2%)
  • March25 (7.7%)
  • April26 (8%)
  • May34 (11%)
  • June24 (7.4%)
  • July20 (6.2%)
  • August27 (8.4%)
  • September27 (8.4%)
  • October27 (8.4%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December30 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (16%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (76%)
  • Wet or damp75 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph215 (67%)
  • 40 mph44 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph43 (13%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (13%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (54%)
  • Pedestrian76 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (14%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2083 (19%)
  • 21 to 2573 (17%)
  • 26 to 3599 (23%)
  • 36 to 4543 (10%)
  • 46 to 5524 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4%)
  • Over 754 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (55%)
  • Passenger116 (27%)
  • Pedestrian76 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car428 (72%)
  • Motorcycle64 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 295 of them in 1988.

Collisions
296th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
298th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 1988

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 1988: 37, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460374806
2ndA51334934
3rdB4154252905
4thM6193523
5thA5190182503
6thA5141911
7thA34111102
8thA5134501
9thB50134401
10thM543400
11thB50122501

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1988

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 1988: 154.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1988

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 1988: 117.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years