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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2011, and 291 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 12 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2010 (224), and casualties fell from 299.

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

Collisions in 2011
214
Down 4% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
291
Down 3% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
12
5.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2011

1.4% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 2011 were fatal and 5.6% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious125.6%
  • Slight19993%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious144.8%
  • Slight27494%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2011 is highlighted, with 214, down 4% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 214
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (11%)
  • Tuesday43 (20%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (20%)
  • Friday25 (12%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (11%)
  • February21 (9.8%)
  • March17 (7.9%)
  • April17 (7.9%)
  • May14 (6.5%)
  • June19 (8.9%)
  • July25 (12%)
  • August13 (6.1%)
  • September18 (8.4%)
  • October23 (11%)
  • November16 (7.5%)
  • December7 (3.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (71%)
  • Wet or damp52 (24%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph162 (76%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph16 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph23 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (73%)
  • Roundabout28 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (69%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2060 (21%)
  • 21 to 2539 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (16%)
  • 36 to 4544 (15%)
  • 46 to 5535 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider190 (65%)
  • Passenger66 (23%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car314 (78%)
  • Motorcycle26 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 2011.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2011

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2011, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2011

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2011: 42.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460425100
2ndA4601203211
3rdA5152300
4thB4154142200
5thA3471200
6thA51905601
7thB50133700
8thB50122200
9thM61300

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2011

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2011: 124.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2011

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2011: 125.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2011.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years