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Cannock Chase road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 391 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 1989, and 526 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1988 (323), and casualties rose from 430.

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

Collisions in 1989
391
Up 21% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
526
Up 22% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 1989

1.5% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 1989 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious4110%
  • Slight34488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious458.6%
  • Slight47290%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 1989 is highlighted, with 391, up 21% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday75 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.2%)
  • February37 (9.5%)
  • March34 (8.7%)
  • April30 (7.7%)
  • May28 (7.2%)
  • June27 (6.9%)
  • July27 (6.9%)
  • August39 (10%)
  • September37 (9.5%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November34 (8.7%)
  • December22 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (79%)
  • Wet or damp73 (19%)
  • Snow7 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph231 (59%)
  • 40 mph44 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph47 (12%)
  • 70 mph62 (16%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (20%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant343 (65%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (12%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7%)
  • 16 to 20100 (19%)
  • 21 to 2593 (18%)
  • 26 to 35120 (23%)
  • 36 to 4564 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.8%)
  • Over 755 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (57%)
  • Passenger154 (29%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car548 (77%)
  • Motorcycle68 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 1989.

Collisions
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 1989

The M6 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 1989: 52, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6527813
2ndA460506114
3rdA51253315
4thB4154202201
5thA5190182614
6thA5162600
7thA34151602
8thA513101402
9thM5481601
10thB50135601
11thB50124600
12thA4623301
13thA4491300
14thA50131200

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1989

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 1989: 179.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1989

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 1989: 149.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 1989, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years