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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 242 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2009, and 326 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2008 (244), and casualties rose from 299.

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

Collisions in 2009
242
Down 1% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
326
Up 9% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
5.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2009

1.7% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 2009 were fatal and 5.8% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious145.8%
  • Slight22493%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious154.6%
  • Slight30794%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 242, down 1% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (17%)
  • Friday34 (14%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (11%)
  • February9 (3.7%)
  • March20 (8.3%)
  • April19 (7.9%)
  • May19 (7.9%)
  • June23 (9.5%)
  • July23 (9.5%)
  • August19 (7.9%)
  • September19 (7.9%)
  • October26 (11%)
  • November15 (6.2%)
  • December24 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (62%)
  • Wet or damp80 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Snow5 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (69%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph19 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph39 (16%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (76%)
  • Roundabout30 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (72%)
  • Pedestrian32 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2080 (25%)
  • 21 to 2540 (12%)
  • 26 to 3553 (16%)
  • 36 to 4552 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (10%)
  • 56 to 6517 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.4%)
  • Over 756 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (64%)
  • Passenger84 (26%)
  • Pedestrian32 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car377 (81%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Cannock Chase ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 280 of them in 2009.

Collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2009

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2009, with 36 collisions.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2009

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2009: 49, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460496821
2ndA34171903
3rdA5152200
4thA51121900
5thA5190121712
6thA460191300
7thB41545801
8thB50132200
9thM62300

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2009

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2009: 121.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2009

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2009: 115.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2009, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years