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Tamworth road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 1979, and 228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,517 collisions in Tamworth.

Collisions in 1979
185
Casualties in 1979
228
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 1979

1.1% of collisions in Tamworth in 1979 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious4122%
  • Slight14277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4319%
  • Slight18380%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 185.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979: 185
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (10%)
  • Tuesday15 (8.1%)
  • Wednesday23 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (23%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (16%)
  • Sunday24 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.6%)
  • February8 (4.3%)
  • March12 (6.5%)
  • April12 (6.5%)
  • May25 (14%)
  • June11 (5.9%)
  • July14 (7.6%)
  • August18 (9.7%)
  • September12 (6.5%)
  • October23 (12%)
  • November19 (10%)
  • December17 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight127 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (63%)
  • Wet or damp56 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.8%)
  • Snow6 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph153 (83%)
  • 40 mph17 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph13 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (90%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant76 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (28%)
  • Pedestrian48 (21%)
  • Cyclist23 (10%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (11%)
  • 16 to 2062 (27%)
  • 21 to 2531 (14%)
  • 26 to 3529 (13%)
  • 36 to 4513 (5.7%)
  • 46 to 5516 (7%)
  • 56 to 6511 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.5%)
  • Over 756 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (55%)
  • Passenger54 (24%)
  • Pedestrian48 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car165 (55%)
  • Motorcycle64 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.7%)
  • Minibus5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Tamworth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tamworth ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 1979.

Collisions
340th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
342nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
343rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 1979

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 1979: 31, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51314003
2ndA453172412
3rdA5141703
4thB5000141401
5thB5440121503
6thA5137801
7thA50034401
8thA40913501
9thA4581201

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 1979

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 162.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 1979

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 1979: 108.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 1979, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years