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Cannock Chase road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 1994, and 536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1993 (332), and casualties rose from 432.

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

Collisions in 1994
389
Up 17% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
536
Up 24% on 1993
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 1994

1.5% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 1994 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious389.8%
  • Slight34589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious458.4%
  • Slight48590%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 1994 is highlighted, with 389, up 17% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (16%)
  • Tuesday39 (10%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday56 (14%)
  • Saturday72 (19%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.7%)
  • February30 (7.7%)
  • March31 (8%)
  • April34 (8.7%)
  • May37 (9.5%)
  • June36 (9.3%)
  • July27 (6.9%)
  • August24 (6.2%)
  • September30 (7.7%)
  • October29 (7.5%)
  • November41 (11%)
  • December44 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (55%)
  • Wet or damp160 (41%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph277 (71%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph67 (17%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (63%)
  • Pedestrian88 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1040 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2084 (16%)
  • 21 to 2588 (16%)
  • 26 to 35109 (20%)
  • 36 to 4539 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.6%)
  • Over 7522 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (56%)
  • Passenger148 (28%)
  • Pedestrian88 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car542 (77%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 1994.

Collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 1994

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 1994: 40, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460407812
2ndA34293313
3rdA5190294002
4thA51243512
5thB4154243002
6thA5232913
7thA4601121210
8thB50136700
9thA5134401
10thM64601
11thB50123300
12thA4611110
13thA4621200
14thA51271100
15thB41561200
16thB50111100

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1994

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 1994: 177.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1994

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 1994: 172.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 1994, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years