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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 97 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2018, and 150 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious.

Collisions were down 30% on 2017 (138), and casualties fell from 187.

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

Collisions in 2018
97
Down 30% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
150
Down 20% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
10
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2018

1% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 2018 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious1010%
  • Slight8689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious106.7%
  • Slight13993%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 97, down 30% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 97
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (19%)
  • Tuesday12 (12%)
  • Wednesday15 (15%)
  • Thursday14 (14%)
  • Friday18 (19%)
  • Saturday13 (13%)
  • Sunday7 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (4.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (9.3%)
  • February7 (7.2%)
  • March8 (8.2%)
  • April3 (3.1%)
  • May8 (8.2%)
  • June13 (13%)
  • July8 (8.2%)
  • August12 (12%)
  • September5 (5.2%)
  • October9 (9.3%)
  • November7 (7.2%)
  • December8 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight70 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds85 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (8.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry75 (77%)
  • Wet or damp16 (16%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (5.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph62 (64%)
  • 40 mph5 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph20 (21%)
  • 70 mph1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway73 (75%)
  • Roundabout11 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant121 (81%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist6 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 156 (4%)
  • 16 to 2016 (11%)
  • 21 to 2523 (15%)
  • 26 to 3531 (21%)
  • 36 to 4518 (12%)
  • 46 to 5513 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6511 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (9.3%)
  • Over 754 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider93 (62%)
  • Passenger50 (33%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car163 (85%)
  • Motorcycle11 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 326 of them in 2018.

Collisions
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2018

Chadsmoor, Cannock Chase, WS11 5DA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2018, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2018

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2018: 14, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460142503
2ndA561201
3rdA51906700
4thA344401
5thA46013500
6thA513401
7thB41542300
8thA31100
9thB50131100
10thM61300

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2018

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2018: 52.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2018

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2018: 46.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2018, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years