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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 64 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2023, and 88 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2022 (58), and casualties rose from 75.

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

Collisions in 2023
64
Up 10% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
88
Up 17% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2023

4.7% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 2023 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal34.7%
  • Serious1625%
  • Slight4570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal33.4%
  • Serious1719%
  • Slight6877%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2023 is highlighted, with 64, up 10% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 64
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (16%)
  • Tuesday5 (7.8%)
  • Wednesday13 (20%)
  • Thursday7 (11%)
  • Friday13 (20%)
  • Saturday8 (13%)
  • Sunday8 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5915 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (4.7%)
  • February3 (4.7%)
  • March8 (13%)
  • April2 (3.1%)
  • May4 (6.3%)
  • June5 (7.8%)
  • July5 (7.8%)
  • August8 (13%)
  • September6 (9.4%)
  • October10 (16%)
  • November6 (9.4%)
  • December4 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight49 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds54 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (7.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.6%)
  • Other1 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry40 (63%)
  • Wet or damp15 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (13%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph44 (69%)
  • 40 mph4 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph9 (14%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway43 (67%)
  • Roundabout12 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant51 (58%)
  • Pedestrian13 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (11%)
  • Cyclist7 (8%)
  • Van occupant4 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2013 (15%)
  • 21 to 253 (3.4%)
  • 26 to 3518 (20%)
  • 36 to 4513 (15%)
  • 46 to 558 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6514 (16%)
  • 66 to 755 (5.7%)
  • Over 755 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider61 (69%)
  • Passenger14 (16%)
  • Pedestrian13 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car82 (69%)
  • Motorcycle9 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 333 of them in 2023.

Collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2023

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0JJ area and Hednesford Pye Green, Cannock Chase, WS12 4DZ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2023, with 6 collisions each.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2023

The A5 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2023: 12, including 2 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5121720
2ndA4608803
3rdA51903401
4thA46012200
5thB41542301
6thB50122411
7thA511101
8thB50131100
9thM61100

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2023

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2023: 35.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2023

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2023: 32.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2023, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years