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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2006, and 374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2005 (285), and casualties fell from 395.

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

Collisions in 2006
292
Up 2% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
374
Down 5% on 2005
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2006

None of the collisions in Cannock Chase in 2006 were fatal and 8.9% were serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious268.9%
  • Slight26691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious287.5%
  • Slight34693%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2006 is highlighted, with 292, up 2% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (11%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (18%)
  • Friday56 (19%)
  • Saturday30 (10%)
  • Sunday40 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.9%)
  • February18 (6.2%)
  • March19 (6.5%)
  • April16 (5.5%)
  • May23 (7.9%)
  • June26 (8.9%)
  • July23 (7.9%)
  • August22 (7.5%)
  • September37 (13%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November26 (8.9%)
  • December23 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (70%)
  • Wet or damp84 (29%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph225 (77%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph33 (11%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (76%)
  • Roundabout40 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (69%)
  • Pedestrian39 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2059 (16%)
  • 21 to 2547 (13%)
  • 26 to 3550 (13%)
  • 36 to 4566 (18%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (66%)
  • Passenger88 (24%)
  • Pedestrian39 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (79%)
  • Motorcycle38 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 2006.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 7 other areas
Serious collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2006

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2006, with 31 collisions.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2006

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2006: 35, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460354502
2ndA5222601
3rdA51161801
4thB4154162303
5thA4601152500
6thA5190131500
7thA34121601
8thM681801
9thB50134600
10thA5133300
11thB50123600
12thA4611100

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2006

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2006: 144.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2006

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2006: 157.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2006.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years