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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2010, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2009 (242), and casualties fell from 326.

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

Collisions in 2010
224
Down 7% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
299
Down 8% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
7.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2010

0.9% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 2010 were fatal and 7.1% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious167.1%
  • Slight20692%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious206.7%
  • Slight27793%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 224, down 7% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 224
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (15%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (15%)
  • Friday41 (18%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.6%)
  • February18 (8%)
  • March17 (7.6%)
  • April20 (8.9%)
  • May12 (5.4%)
  • June28 (13%)
  • July23 (10%)
  • August14 (6.3%)
  • September19 (8.5%)
  • October27 (12%)
  • November13 (5.8%)
  • December16 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (64%)
  • Wet or damp60 (27%)
  • Frost or ice14 (6.3%)
  • Snow6 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (71%)
  • 40 mph13 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph26 (12%)
  • 60 mph25 (11%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (73%)
  • Roundabout29 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (10%)
  • Cyclist15 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2062 (21%)
  • 21 to 2540 (13%)
  • 26 to 3546 (15%)
  • 36 to 4552 (17%)
  • 46 to 5528 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.3%)
  • Over 754 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (66%)
  • Passenger71 (24%)
  • Pedestrian31 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car330 (78%)
  • Motorcycle34 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 2010.

Collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2010

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2010, with 28 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2010

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2010: 43, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460435913
2ndA4601223401
3rdA5222900
4thB4154141700
5thA5190132201
6thA34111202
7thB50123300
8thM62601
9thA5131100
10thB50131100

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2010

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2010: 124.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2010

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2010: 126.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2010, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2010.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years