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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 111 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2019, and 151 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2018 (97), and casualties rose from 150.

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

Collisions in 2019
111
Up 14% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
151
Up 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2019

1.8% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 2019 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious1715%
  • Slight9283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious1913%
  • Slight13086%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 111, up 14% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 111
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (8.1%)
  • Tuesday21 (19%)
  • Wednesday8 (7.2%)
  • Thursday22 (20%)
  • Friday26 (23%)
  • Saturday11 (9.9%)
  • Sunday14 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (7.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (3.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (8.1%)
  • February11 (9.9%)
  • March6 (5.4%)
  • April7 (6.3%)
  • May12 (11%)
  • June9 (8.1%)
  • July7 (6.3%)
  • August10 (9%)
  • September10 (9%)
  • October9 (8.1%)
  • November10 (9%)
  • December11 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight77 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds95 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (13%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry70 (63%)
  • Wet or damp33 (30%)
  • Not recorded8 (7.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph91 (82%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph8 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway95 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (58%)
  • Pedestrian25 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (13%)
  • Cyclist10 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2%)
  • 6 to 109 (6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2022 (15%)
  • 21 to 2518 (12%)
  • 26 to 3528 (19%)
  • 36 to 4518 (12%)
  • 46 to 5520 (13%)
  • 56 to 6514 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.6%)
  • Over 754 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider92 (61%)
  • Passenger34 (23%)
  • Pedestrian25 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car155 (75%)
  • Motorcycle20 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2019.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2019

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2019, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2019

The A5 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2019: 13, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5131603
2ndA460121412
3rdA519071001
4thA345600
5thA46015801
6thB41543400

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2019

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2019: 68.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2019

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2019: 65.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2019, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years