Skip to main content
CrashStats

Cannock Chase road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 114 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2024, and 149 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 78% on 2023 (64), and casualties rose from 88.

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

Collisions in 2024
114
Up 78% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
149
Up 69% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2024

3.5% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 2024 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.5%
  • Serious2724%
  • Slight8373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious2819%
  • Slight11779%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 114, up 78% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 114
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (18%)
  • Tuesday13 (11%)
  • Wednesday17 (15%)
  • Thursday17 (15%)
  • Friday22 (19%)
  • Saturday16 (14%)
  • Sunday9 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.1%)
  • February11 (9.6%)
  • March8 (7%)
  • April10 (8.8%)
  • May4 (3.5%)
  • June12 (11%)
  • July10 (8.8%)
  • August9 (7.9%)
  • September11 (9.6%)
  • October7 (6.1%)
  • November12 (11%)
  • December13 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds95 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (68%)
  • Wet or damp32 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph69 (61%)
  • 40 mph14 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph22 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (76%)
  • Roundabout13 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Cannock Chase in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant88 (59%)
  • Pedestrian29 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (13%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (10%)
  • 16 to 2015 (10%)
  • 21 to 2515 (10%)
  • 26 to 3529 (19%)
  • 36 to 4518 (12%)
  • 46 to 5515 (10%)
  • 56 to 6519 (13%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.4%)
  • Over 753 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider92 (62%)
  • Pedestrian29 (19%)
  • Passenger28 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car146 (72%)
  • Motorcycle22 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 2024.

Collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2024

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2024, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2024

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2024: 24, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460242722
2ndA46016801
3rdA56702
4thA519061001
5thB41545601
6thA344401
7thM62301
8thA511100
9thB50131100

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2024

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2024: 57.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2024

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2024: 55.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2024, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years