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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 82 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2020, and 111 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 10 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2019 (111), and casualties fell from 151.

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

Collisions in 2020
82
Down 26% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
111
Down 26% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
10
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2020

None of the collisions in Cannock Chase in 2020 were fatal and 12% were serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1012%
  • Slight7288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious109%
  • Slight10191%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 82, down 26% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 82
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (12%)
  • Tuesday15 (18%)
  • Wednesday13 (16%)
  • Thursday14 (17%)
  • Friday9 (11%)
  • Saturday11 (13%)
  • Sunday10 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (6.1%)
  • February8 (9.8%)
  • March6 (7.3%)
  • April7 (8.5%)
  • May6 (7.3%)
  • June7 (8.5%)
  • July6 (7.3%)
  • August5 (6.1%)
  • September9 (11%)
  • October9 (11%)
  • November8 (9.8%)
  • December6 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight57 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds69 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry54 (66%)
  • Wet or damp19 (23%)
  • Not recorded9 (11%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph54 (66%)
  • 40 mph4 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph20 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway60 (73%)
  • Roundabout15 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant64 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (15%)
  • Pedestrian13 (12%)
  • Van occupant9 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist8 (7.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2024 (22%)
  • 21 to 2512 (11%)
  • 26 to 3527 (24%)
  • 36 to 459 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5512 (11%)
  • 56 to 6510 (9%)
  • 66 to 753 (2.7%)
  • Over 752 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider72 (65%)
  • Passenger26 (23%)
  • Pedestrian13 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car102 (65%)
  • Motorcycle18 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 2020.

Collisions
321st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2020

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2020, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2020

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2020: 15, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460152003
2ndB41547801
3rdA56900
4thA51906902
5thA344500
6thA46013300
7thB50133401
8thA511100

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2020

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2020: 42.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2020

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2020: 40.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2020, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2020.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years