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Cannock Chase road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 1990, and 684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1989 (391), and casualties rose from 526.

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

Collisions in 1990
459
Up 17% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
684
Up 30% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 1990

1.5% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 1990 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious5412%
  • Slight39887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious7211%
  • Slight60288%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 459, up 17% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (11%)
  • Thursday65 (14%)
  • Friday94 (20%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.2%)
  • February28 (6.1%)
  • March36 (7.8%)
  • April35 (7.6%)
  • May38 (8.3%)
  • June40 (8.7%)
  • July41 (8.9%)
  • August41 (8.9%)
  • September44 (9.6%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November38 (8.3%)
  • December39 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (75%)
  • Wet or damp105 (23%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph270 (59%)
  • 40 mph36 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph82 (18%)
  • 70 mph58 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (17%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant427 (62%)
  • Pedestrian69 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist42 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant29 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20123 (18%)
  • 21 to 25111 (16%)
  • 26 to 35138 (20%)
  • 36 to 4590 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.9%)
  • Over 7518 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (56%)
  • Passenger229 (33%)
  • Pedestrian69 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car692 (76%)
  • Motorcycle63 (6.9%)
  • Other vehicle43 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 1990.

Collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 1990

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 1990: 62, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460629224
2ndM65713907
3rdA34364621
4thA51304105
5thA5294705
6thB4154192511
7thB5013131401
8thA5190122102
9thB501291502
10thM546800
11thA4624502
12thA5134500
13thB50142301
14thA5151100
15thB41561100

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1990

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 1990: 181.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1990

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 1990: 155.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 1990, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years