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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 77 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2021, and 114 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2020 (82), and casualties rose from 111.

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

Collisions in 2021
77
Down 6% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
114
Up 3% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2021

2.6% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 2021 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22.6%
  • Serious1925%
  • Slight5673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious2219%
  • Slight9079%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 77, down 6% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 77
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (12%)
  • Tuesday9 (12%)
  • Wednesday9 (12%)
  • Thursday15 (19%)
  • Friday13 (17%)
  • Saturday14 (18%)
  • Sunday8 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (6.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (3.9%)
  • February3 (3.9%)
  • March6 (7.8%)
  • April14 (18%)
  • May9 (12%)
  • June5 (6.5%)
  • July7 (9.1%)
  • August13 (17%)
  • September8 (10%)
  • October2 (2.6%)
  • November4 (5.2%)
  • December3 (3.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight64 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds67 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (7.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (82%)
  • Wet or damp12 (16%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph53 (69%)
  • 40 mph8 (10%)
  • 50 mph7 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph9 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway57 (74%)
  • Roundabout10 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant77 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (12%)
  • Cyclist9 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian9 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2017 (15%)
  • 21 to 2516 (14%)
  • 26 to 3520 (18%)
  • 36 to 459 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5514 (12%)
  • 56 to 6513 (11%)
  • 66 to 757 (6.1%)
  • Over 754 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider74 (65%)
  • Passenger31 (27%)
  • Pedestrian9 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car114 (75%)
  • Motorcycle14 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (4.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 2021.

Collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
320th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2021

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2021, with 10 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2021

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2021: 11, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460111705
2ndA5102002
3rdA51905600
4thA344500
5thA46014501
6thB41543500
7thA512401
8thB11100
9thB50121100

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2021

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2021: 38.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2021

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2021: 42.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2021, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years