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Cannock Chase road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 1998, and 444 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 1997 (378), and casualties fell from 504.

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

Collisions in 1998
314
Down 17% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
444
Down 12% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 1998

1.9% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 1998 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious278.6%
  • Slight28189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious357.9%
  • Slight40391%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 314, down 17% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (17%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.6%)
  • February33 (11%)
  • March24 (7.6%)
  • April24 (7.6%)
  • May28 (8.9%)
  • June26 (8.3%)
  • July23 (7.3%)
  • August22 (7%)
  • September26 (8.3%)
  • October29 (9.2%)
  • November28 (8.9%)
  • December21 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (59%)
  • Wet or damp121 (39%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph228 (73%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph51 (16%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (83%)
  • Roundabout25 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (68%)
  • Pedestrian56 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2092 (21%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3595 (21%)
  • 36 to 4545 (10%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 754 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider254 (57%)
  • Passenger134 (30%)
  • Pedestrian56 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car464 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Cannock Chase

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Cannock Chase ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 1998.

Collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 1998

The A5 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 1998: 29, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5294601
2ndA460243704
3rdB4154212610
4thA4601202802
5thA34172501
6thA51172800
7thA5190132702
8thB50136701
9thB50123300
10thA5132400
11thA41100

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1998

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 1998: 177.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 1998

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 1998: 170.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 1998, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years