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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 208 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2013, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 9 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2012 (244), and casualties fell from 318.

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

Collisions in 2013
208
Down 15% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
275
Down 14% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
9
4.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2013

1.4% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 2013 were fatal and 4.3% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious94.3%
  • Slight19694%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious103.6%
  • Slight26295%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2013 is highlighted, with 208, down 15% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 208
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday28 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (17%)
  • Friday37 (18%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (10%)
  • February14 (6.7%)
  • March13 (6.3%)
  • April22 (11%)
  • May15 (7.2%)
  • June18 (8.7%)
  • July20 (9.6%)
  • August12 (5.8%)
  • September15 (7.2%)
  • October25 (12%)
  • November17 (8.2%)
  • December16 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (68%)
  • Wet or damp57 (27%)
  • Snow5 (2.4%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph146 (70%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph20 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph26 (13%)
  • 70 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (75%)
  • Roundabout26 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (69%)
  • Pedestrian28 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2035 (13%)
  • 21 to 2531 (11%)
  • 26 to 3562 (23%)
  • 36 to 4549 (18%)
  • 46 to 5529 (11%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.4%)
  • Over 756 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider178 (65%)
  • Passenger69 (25%)
  • Pedestrian28 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car313 (77%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2013.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2013

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2013, with 24 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2013

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2013: 44, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460445703
2ndA5202621
3rdA34141600
4thA4601112101
5thB41548901
6thA51906700
7thA515700
8thM64801
9thB50132300
10thB50121200

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2013

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2013: 108.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2013

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2013: 100.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years