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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 207 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2015, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2014 (222), and casualties fell from 320.

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

Collisions in 2015
207
Down 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
275
Down 14% on 2014
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
8.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2015

None of the collisions in Cannock Chase in 2015 were fatal and 8.7% were serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious188.7%
  • Slight18991%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious207.3%
  • Slight25593%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 207, down 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 207
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday21 (10%)
  • Thursday35 (17%)
  • Friday38 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (18%)
  • Sunday21 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.2%)
  • February15 (7.2%)
  • March14 (6.8%)
  • April23 (11%)
  • May18 (8.7%)
  • June12 (5.8%)
  • July21 (10%)
  • August17 (8.2%)
  • September14 (6.8%)
  • October21 (10%)
  • November25 (12%)
  • December10 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (6.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (73%)
  • Wet or damp53 (26%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph155 (75%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph22 (11%)
  • 60 mph18 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (84%)
  • Roundabout22 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.8%)
  • 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 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (12%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4%)
  • 16 to 2034 (12%)
  • 21 to 2530 (11%)
  • 26 to 3551 (19%)
  • 36 to 4544 (16%)
  • 46 to 5543 (16%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4%)
  • Over 7512 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider176 (64%)
  • Passenger69 (25%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car318 (78%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 2015.

Collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2015

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0EE area and Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0JJ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2015, with 23 collisions each.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2015

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2015: 44, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460445304
2ndA5182402
3rdA34161802
4thB4154142002
5thA5190101800
6thA460181200
7thA5134601
8thB50133300
9thM63500
10thA511200
11thB50121100

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2015

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2015: 102.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2015

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2015: 105.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years