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Cannock Chase road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 356 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 1991, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 1990 (459), and casualties fell from 684.

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

Collisions in 1991
356
Down 22% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
472
Down 31% on 1990
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 1991

2.2% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 1991 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious4212%
  • Slight30686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight40586%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 1991 is highlighted, with 356, down 22% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (17%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (12%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday53 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.3%)
  • February20 (5.6%)
  • March25 (7%)
  • April33 (9.3%)
  • May34 (9.6%)
  • June33 (9.3%)
  • July25 (7%)
  • August28 (7.9%)
  • September37 (10%)
  • October34 (9.6%)
  • November29 (8.1%)
  • December25 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (80%)
  • Wet or damp61 (17%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph247 (69%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph63 (18%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (83%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (58%)
  • Pedestrian81 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (11%)
  • Cyclist43 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1542 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 2096 (20%)
  • 21 to 2580 (17%)
  • 26 to 3591 (19%)
  • 36 to 4553 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider273 (58%)
  • Passenger118 (25%)
  • Pedestrian81 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (74%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1991.

Collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 1991

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 1991: 54, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460548649
2ndA5354303
3rdA34273814
4thA51233001
5thB4154212801
6thA5190172602
7thB501281301
8thA5134610
9thB50133300
10thB50143400
11thM63300
12thA4621100
13thB42541100

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1991

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 1991: 163.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1991

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 1991: 161.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1991.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years