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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2003, and 443 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2002 (302), and casualties rose from 395.

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

Collisions in 2003
319
Up 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
443
Up 12% on 2002
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
7.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2003

None of the collisions in Cannock Chase in 2003 were fatal and 7.8% were serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious257.8%
  • Slight29492%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious296.5%
  • Slight41493%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 319, up 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (17%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (5%)
  • February26 (8.2%)
  • March22 (6.9%)
  • April27 (8.5%)
  • May30 (9.4%)
  • June25 (7.8%)
  • July22 (6.9%)
  • August26 (8.2%)
  • September24 (7.5%)
  • October33 (10%)
  • November31 (9.7%)
  • December37 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (9.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (66%)
  • Wet or damp98 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph229 (72%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph17 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph46 (14%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (73%)
  • Roundabout51 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (12%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2090 (20%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 3572 (16%)
  • 36 to 4565 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.7%)
  • Over 755 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (62%)
  • Passenger116 (26%)
  • Pedestrian51 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car443 (74%)
  • Motorcycle49 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 2003.

Collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 4 other areas
Serious collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2003

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2003, with 34 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2003

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2003: 36, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460365102
2ndA5274803
3rdB4154233302
4thA51192800
5thA5190172201
6thA34161900
7thA4601121502
8thB50136600
9thB50124800
10thA5133401
11thA551100

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2003

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2003: 180.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2003

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2003: 162.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years