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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2001, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2000 (314), and casualties fell from 417.

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

Collisions in 2001
307
Down 2% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
399
Down 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
7.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2001

1.3% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 2001 were fatal and 7.2% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious227.2%
  • Slight28192%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious246%
  • Slight37093%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 307, down 2% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (17%)
  • Thursday54 (18%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday30 (9.8%)
  • Sunday42 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.2%)
  • February23 (7.5%)
  • March31 (10%)
  • April18 (5.9%)
  • May34 (11%)
  • June23 (7.5%)
  • July28 (9.1%)
  • August16 (5.2%)
  • September22 (7.2%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November32 (10%)
  • December23 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (64%)
  • Wet or damp102 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (70%)
  • 40 mph29 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph47 (15%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (77%)
  • Roundabout38 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (67%)
  • Pedestrian57 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (9%)
  • 16 to 2058 (15%)
  • 21 to 2556 (14%)
  • 26 to 3577 (19%)
  • 36 to 4565 (16%)
  • 46 to 5530 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3%)
  • Over 758 (2%)
  • Not recorded12 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (61%)
  • Passenger97 (24%)
  • Pedestrian57 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (78%)
  • Motorcycle34 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Cannock Chase

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cannock Chase ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 2001.

Collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2001

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2001, with 45 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2001

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2001: 38, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460385616
2ndA34273500
3rdA5232803
4thA4601222701
5thA51182612
6thB4154152100
7thA5190122001
8thB50134401
9thA5133300
10thB50122201

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2001

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2001: 177.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2001

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2001: 157.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years