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Cannock Chase road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 1995, and 492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1994 (389), and casualties fell from 536.

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

Collisions in 1995
344
Down 12% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
492
Down 8% on 1994
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 1995

0.3% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 1995 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3711%
  • Slight30689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious418.3%
  • Slight45091%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 1995 is highlighted, with 344, down 12% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (17%)
  • Friday48 (14%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.4%)
  • February28 (8.1%)
  • March33 (9.6%)
  • April35 (10%)
  • May23 (6.7%)
  • June21 (6.1%)
  • July21 (6.1%)
  • August30 (8.7%)
  • September26 (7.6%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November32 (9.3%)
  • December31 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (60%)
  • Wet or damp119 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph257 (75%)
  • 40 mph38 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph44 (13%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (82%)
  • Roundabout40 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (62%)
  • Pedestrian71 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist35 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2083 (17%)
  • 21 to 2577 (16%)
  • 26 to 35104 (21%)
  • 36 to 4545 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.1%)
  • Over 755 (1%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider282 (57%)
  • Passenger139 (28%)
  • Pedestrian71 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car505 (76%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 1995.

Collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 1995

The A460 and B4154 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 1995, with 30 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460304704
2ndB4154304503
3rdA5294302
4thA34273600
5thA5190192703
6thA4601182602
7thA51162303
8thB50123400
9thA5132301
10thB50132210

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1995

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 1995: 187.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1995

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 1995: 175.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1995.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years