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Cannock Chase road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 111 road traffic collisions in Cannock Chase in 2025, and 157 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2024 (114), and casualties rose from 149.

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

Collisions in 2025
111
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
157
Up 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Cannock Chase in 2025

3.6% of collisions in Cannock Chase in 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 12% in Cannock Chase from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.6%
  • Serious2523%
  • Slight8274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious2818%
  • Slight12580%

Cannock Chase road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cannock Chase, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 459 in 1990. 2025 is highlighted, with 111, down 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday16 (14%)
  • Wednesday19 (17%)
  • Thursday15 (14%)
  • Friday12 (11%)
  • Saturday25 (23%)
  • Sunday13 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (11%)
  • February5 (4.5%)
  • March12 (11%)
  • April9 (8.1%)
  • May6 (5.4%)
  • June10 (9%)
  • July8 (7.2%)
  • August6 (5.4%)
  • September13 (12%)
  • October13 (12%)
  • November10 (9%)
  • December7 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight83 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds84 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry69 (62%)
  • Wet or damp30 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph79 (71%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (9.9%)
  • 60 mph12 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway90 (81%)
  • Roundabout11 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (7.2%)
  • 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 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant94 (60%)
  • Pedestrian22 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2020 (13%)
  • 21 to 2519 (12%)
  • 26 to 3524 (15%)
  • 36 to 4524 (15%)
  • 46 to 5524 (15%)
  • 56 to 6512 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.1%)
  • Over 759 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider102 (65%)
  • Passenger33 (21%)
  • Pedestrian22 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car153 (78%)
  • Motorcycle19 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Cannock Chase in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Cannock Chase had fewer road collisions than 294 of them in 2025.

Collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
316th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Cannock Chase in 2025

Cannock Longford & Bridgtown, Cannock Chase, WS11 0JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Cannock Chase in 2025, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Cannock Chase with the most crashes in 2025

The A460 had the most collisions in Cannock Chase in 2025: 20, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Cannock Chase, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA460202811
2ndA5111421
3rdB41545711
4thA51903400
5thB50133401
6thA342201
7thA46012200
8thM62201
9thA511100

Towns in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2025

Cannock had the most collisions of any town in Cannock Chase in 2025: 59.

Postcode districts in Cannock Chase: crashes in 2025

WS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Cannock Chase in 2025: 51.

Latest crashes in Cannock Chase in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Cannock Chase in 2025, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Cannock Chase road accidents in other years