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Cannock Chase road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 1996, and 568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 1995 (344), and casualties rose from 492.

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

Collisions in 1996
418
Up 22% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
568
Up 15% on 1995
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 1996

0.5% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 1996 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious358.4%
  • Slight38191%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious427.4%
  • Slight52492%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 418, up 22% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday46 (11%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday86 (21%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5%)
  • February24 (5.7%)
  • March30 (7.2%)
  • April26 (6.2%)
  • May39 (9.3%)
  • June19 (4.5%)
  • July36 (8.6%)
  • August41 (9.8%)
  • September40 (9.6%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December49 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (62%)
  • Wet or damp144 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)
  • Snow7 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph309 (74%)
  • 40 mph48 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph48 (11%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (84%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant357 (63%)
  • Pedestrian87 (15%)
  • Cyclist51 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (6.9%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1039 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1551 (9%)
  • 16 to 20103 (18%)
  • 21 to 2588 (15%)
  • 26 to 35111 (20%)
  • 36 to 4556 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider323 (57%)
  • Passenger158 (28%)
  • Pedestrian87 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 1996.

Collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 1996

The A51 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 1996: 40, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51406314
2ndA460385402
3rdA5293302
4thB4154202602
5thA34192600
6thA4601182500
7thA5190152403
8thB50124400
9thB50133300
10thA5132401
11thB41512500

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1996

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 1996: 231.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1996

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 1996: 222.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years