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Tamworth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,517 road traffic collisions in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025, and 11,185 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 100 were fatal and 980 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 92 collisions, up 31% on 2024 (70), and casualties rose from 91 to 116.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
8,517
21st lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
11,185
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
100
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
92
Up 31% on 2024

Crash severity in Tamworth

1.2% of collisions in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1001.2%
  • Serious98012%
  • Slight7,43787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1050.9%
  • Serious1,0869.7%
  • Slight9,99489%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. In 2025 there were 92, up 31% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 92
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
202592116
20247091
20233342
20222530
20214763
20202936
20195464
20186183
2017104132
2016129170
2015117144
2014122183
2013116145
2012129189
2011128159
2010158192
2009160200
2008157189
2007207273
2006203279
2005230297
2004181232
2003260354
2002236321
2001237325
2000226299
1999224303
1998230316
1997255330
1996214271
1995241301
1994241320
1993203269
1992232322
1991296399
1990332468
1989295380
1988306388
1987255346
1986204260
1985234302
1984213256
1983248314
1982216279
1981201270
1980181255
1979185228

When and where crashes happen in Tamworth

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,174 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,221 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,196 (14%)
  • Thursday1,219 (14%)
  • Friday1,557 (18%)
  • Saturday1,281 (15%)
  • Sunday869 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59283 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59103 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,134 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,536 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,218 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,439 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59869 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January673 (7.9%)
  • February637 (7.5%)
  • March647 (7.6%)
  • April653 (7.7%)
  • May725 (8.5%)
  • June718 (8.4%)
  • July734 (8.6%)
  • August714 (8.4%)
  • September754 (8.9%)
  • October797 (9.4%)
  • November789 (9.3%)
  • December676 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,058 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,204 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting132 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown65 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit58 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,742 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,133 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds151 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds113 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist63 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds56 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.1%)
  • Other180 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded69 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry5,646 (66%)
  • Wet or damp2,621 (31%)
  • Frost or ice137 (1.6%)
  • Snow64 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.1%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph31 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph6,220 (73%)
  • 40 mph1,640 (19%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph352 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph261 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,438 (76%)
  • Roundabout1,067 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway675 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road292 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded45 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Tamworth

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant6,433 (58%)
  • Pedestrian1,745 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist1,366 (12%)
  • Cyclist872 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant255 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant203 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant135 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)71 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant57 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant40 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5330 (3%)
  • 6 to 10605 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 15848 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 202,278 (20%)
  • 21 to 251,516 (14%)
  • 26 to 352,106 (19%)
  • 36 to 451,297 (12%)
  • 46 to 55900 (8%)
  • 56 to 65558 (5%)
  • 66 to 75331 (3%)
  • Over 75189 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded227 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider6,471 (58%)
  • Passenger2,969 (27%)
  • Pedestrian1,745 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car11,357 (74%)
  • Motorcycle1,396 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle895 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes619 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes416 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach270 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car200 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle109 (0.7%)
  • Minibus61 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (under 0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Tamworth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Tamworth

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 Tamworth ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had the 21st fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
21st
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 9th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
328thRossendale9,14512,6461611,866
329thWest Devon9,08213,0842111,971
330thHarlow9,07411,3131151,841
331stTamworth (this area)8,51711,185100980
332ndMoray8,43111,7063502,044
333rdMaldon8,41611,4701562,102
334thRibble Valley8,29112,1012342,000

Accident hotspots in Tamworth

Castle, Tamworth, B79 7BH area is the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth, with 771 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 10 of them fatal.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025: 1,479, including 16 fatal and 156 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511,4792,07116156
2ndA57941,09517103
3rdB50007679471162
4thB5440420583347
5thA513391532642
6thA4533224401438
7thB5404258346224
8thB5080242345022
9thA4091189246318
10thB5493173246313
11thA5003110134012
12thA38264712
13thA50085500
14thA4464401
15thA4583602
16thA4442401
17thB41512200
18thB5002200
19thB50442200
20thA4351100

Towns in Tamworth

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 6,956.

Postcode districts in Tamworth

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025: 4,918.

Latest crashes in Tamworth

Of the latest 24 crashes in Tamworth, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 20 December 2025.

Severity