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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 285 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2005, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2004 (276), and casualties rose from 369.

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

Collisions in 2005
285
Up 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
395
Up 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2005

1.1% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 2005 were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious196.7%
  • Slight26392%

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. 2005 is highlighted, with 285, up 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday32 (11%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (18%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.7%)
  • February21 (7.4%)
  • March18 (6.3%)
  • April23 (8.1%)
  • May20 (7%)
  • June17 (6%)
  • July23 (8.1%)
  • August29 (10%)
  • September15 (5.3%)
  • October37 (13%)
  • November33 (12%)
  • December30 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry174 (61%)
  • Wet or damp103 (36%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph205 (72%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph41 (14%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (77%)
  • Roundabout41 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (12%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2066 (17%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3575 (19%)
  • 36 to 4563 (16%)
  • 46 to 5536 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.8%)
  • Over 753 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider262 (66%)
  • Passenger98 (25%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (79%)
  • Motorcycle48 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 2005.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2005

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2005, with 36 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2005

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2005: 34, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460344411
2ndB4154233000
3rdA5190192411
4thA5183112
5thA34142600
6thA4601111601
7thA5181002
8thM671501
9thB50134400
10thA5133301
11thB50123501

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2005

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2005: 155.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2005

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2005: 143.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2005.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years