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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 244 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2008, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2007 (295), and casualties fell from 419.

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

Collisions in 2008
244
Down 17% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
299
Down 29% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2008

0.8% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 2008 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious208.2%
  • Slight22291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious217%
  • Slight27692%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 244, down 17% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 244
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (17%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (18%)
  • Thursday20 (8.2%)
  • Friday39 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (17%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (9%)
  • February25 (10%)
  • March27 (11%)
  • April15 (6.1%)
  • May18 (7.4%)
  • June23 (9.4%)
  • July27 (11%)
  • August21 (8.6%)
  • September14 (5.7%)
  • October19 (7.8%)
  • November14 (5.7%)
  • December19 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (64%)
  • Wet or damp81 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (76%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph16 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph30 (12%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway197 (81%)
  • Roundabout24 (9.8%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (67%)
  • Pedestrian50 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (8%)
  • 16 to 2057 (19%)
  • 21 to 2537 (12%)
  • 26 to 3540 (13%)
  • 36 to 4546 (15%)
  • 46 to 5526 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5.4%)
  • Over 7510 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (58%)
  • Passenger77 (26%)
  • Pedestrian50 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (81%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 2008.

Collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2008

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2008, with 37 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2008

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2008: 26, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460263401
2ndA34192502
3rdA4601142000
4thA5190141803
5thA591102
6thB415491012
7thA5181001
8thB50134400
9thM64500
10thB50123500

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2008

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2008: 136.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2008

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2008: 123.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2008.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years