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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 222 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2014, and 320 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2013 (208), and casualties rose from 275.

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

Collisions in 2014
222
Up 7% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
320
Up 16% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
5.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2014

0.9% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 2014 were fatal and 5.9% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious135.9%
  • Slight20793%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious144.4%
  • Slight30495%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 222, up 7% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (16%)
  • Tuesday35 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday41 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.2%)
  • February21 (9.5%)
  • March23 (10%)
  • April14 (6.3%)
  • May14 (6.3%)
  • June12 (5.4%)
  • July21 (9.5%)
  • August14 (6.3%)
  • September17 (7.7%)
  • October17 (7.7%)
  • November28 (13%)
  • December25 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds174 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (59%)
  • Wet or damp83 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (76%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph19 (8.6%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway158 (71%)
  • Roundabout35 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2070 (22%)
  • 21 to 2541 (13%)
  • 26 to 3551 (16%)
  • 36 to 4548 (15%)
  • 46 to 5533 (10%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.1%)
  • Over 7510 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (68%)
  • Passenger71 (22%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car334 (77%)
  • Motorcycle36 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 2014.

Collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2014

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2014, with 38 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2014

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2014: 30, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460304211
2ndA5243914
3rdA4601203602
4thA34111601
5thA519091400
6thB41547800
7thM66900
8thB50134800
9thB50122200
10thA5111100

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2014

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2014: 129.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2014

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2014: 134.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2014, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years