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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 295 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2007, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2006 (292), and casualties rose from 374.

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

Collisions in 2007
295
Up 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
419
Up 12% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
6.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2007

1.7% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 2007 were fatal and 6.8% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious206.8%
  • Slight27092%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious215%
  • Slight39394%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 295, up 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (16%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday43 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.5%)
  • February20 (6.8%)
  • March31 (11%)
  • April23 (7.8%)
  • May35 (12%)
  • June16 (5.4%)
  • July22 (7.5%)
  • August24 (8.1%)
  • September19 (6.4%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November26 (8.8%)
  • December24 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (66%)
  • Wet or damp91 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph235 (80%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph32 (11%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (77%)
  • Roundabout42 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (7.1%)
  • 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 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2090 (21%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4572 (17%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.1%)
  • Over 754 (1%)
  • Not recorded23 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (62%)
  • Passenger125 (30%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car447 (79%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 2007.

Collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2007

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2007, with 42 collisions.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2007

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2007: 30, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460304401
2ndA4601233201
3rdB4154202711
4thA51192401
5thA34182500
6thA5162600
7thA5190162012
8thB50134801
9thM641001
10thA5132200
11thB50122200
12thA4611200

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2007

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2007: 154.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2007

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2007: 161.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years