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Cannock Chase road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 1997, and 504 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1996 (418), and casualties fell from 568.

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

Collisions in 1997
378
Down 10% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
504
Down 11% on 1996
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
7.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 1997

2.6% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 1997 were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious297.7%
  • Slight33990%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious356.9%
  • Slight45791%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 378, down 10% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (10%)
  • February27 (7.1%)
  • March41 (11%)
  • April28 (7.4%)
  • May28 (7.4%)
  • June29 (7.7%)
  • July31 (8.2%)
  • August28 (7.4%)
  • September23 (6.1%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November28 (7.4%)
  • December39 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (61%)
  • Wet or damp137 (36%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph276 (73%)
  • 40 mph41 (11%)
  • 50 mph15 (4%)
  • 60 mph45 (12%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (83%)
  • Roundabout33 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (67%)
  • Pedestrian76 (15%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2089 (18%)
  • 21 to 2569 (14%)
  • 26 to 35107 (21%)
  • 36 to 4578 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.6%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (58%)
  • Passenger138 (27%)
  • Pedestrian76 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle23 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Cannock Chase

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Cannock Chase ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 1997.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 1997

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 1997: 37, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460375411
2ndA5263400
3rdA5190253302
4thA34242821
5thA51212511
6thA4601202400
7thB4154171803
8thB50124710
9thB50134500
10thA5132400
11thA4001100
12thA40611200

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1997

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 1997: 208.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1997

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 1997: 184.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 1997, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years