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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 244 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2012, and 318 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2011 (214), and casualties rose from 291.

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

Collisions in 2012
244
Up 14% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
318
Up 9% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2012

1.6% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 2012 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious2510%
  • Slight21588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious288.8%
  • Slight28690%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 244, up 14% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday40 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

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 11:5931 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.8%)
  • February12 (4.9%)
  • March17 (7%)
  • April17 (7%)
  • May24 (9.8%)
  • June21 (8.6%)
  • July25 (10%)
  • August19 (7.8%)
  • September19 (7.8%)
  • October20 (8.2%)
  • November29 (12%)
  • December22 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight189 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (62%)
  • Wet or damp86 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph191 (78%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph25 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (75%)
  • Roundabout37 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist26 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5%)
  • 16 to 2051 (16%)
  • 21 to 2545 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (19%)
  • 36 to 4548 (15%)
  • 46 to 5533 (10%)
  • 56 to 6522 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.5%)
  • Over 759 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (66%)
  • Passenger77 (24%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car345 (73%)
  • Motorcycle36 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 2012.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2012

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2012, with 39 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2012

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2012: 51, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460516004
2ndA4601222902
3rdA5162101
4thB4154131811
5thA34121500
6thA5190112302
7thA513301
8thB50133300
9thM61300

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2012

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2012: 147.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2012

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2012: 130.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years