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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2002, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2001 (307), and casualties fell from 399.

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

Collisions in 2002
302
Down 2% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
395
Down 1% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
5.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2002

1% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 2002 were fatal and 5.6% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious175.6%
  • Slight28293%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious225.6%
  • Slight37094%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 302, down 2% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (18%)
  • Friday41 (14%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.6%)
  • February25 (8.3%)
  • March20 (6.6%)
  • April24 (7.9%)
  • May25 (8.3%)
  • June17 (5.6%)
  • July22 (7.3%)
  • August31 (10%)
  • September25 (8.3%)
  • October29 (9.6%)
  • November27 (8.9%)
  • December37 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (64%)
  • Wet or damp103 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph228 (75%)
  • 40 mph26 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (4%)
  • 60 mph33 (11%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (76%)
  • Roundabout40 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (64%)
  • Pedestrian62 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (10%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1532 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2062 (16%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3578 (20%)
  • 36 to 4563 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (2%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (59%)
  • Passenger98 (25%)
  • Pedestrian62 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (76%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cannock Chase ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 2002.

Collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2002

Western Springs, Cannock Chase, WS15 2JG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2002, with 30 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2002

The A51 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2002: 31, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51314913
2ndA460283200
3rdA5253403
4thB4154253700
5thA34233100
6thA460181000
7thA519081100
8thB50134400
9thB50122200

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2002

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2002: 179.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2002

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2002: 146.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2002, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years