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Tamworth road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 1980, and 255 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1979 (185), and casualties rose from 228.

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

Collisions in 1980
181
Down 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
255
Up 12% on 1979
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 1980

None of the collisions in Tamworth in 1980 were fatal and 28% were serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5028%
  • Slight13172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5421%
  • Slight20179%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 181, down 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (12%)
  • Tuesday22 (12%)
  • Wednesday20 (11%)
  • Thursday20 (11%)
  • Friday43 (24%)
  • Saturday33 (18%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.2%)
  • February13 (7.2%)
  • March15 (8.3%)
  • April14 (7.7%)
  • May18 (9.9%)
  • June13 (7.2%)
  • July16 (8.8%)
  • August11 (6.1%)
  • September16 (8.8%)
  • October19 (10%)
  • November18 (9.9%)
  • December15 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (68%)
  • Wet or damp54 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph151 (83%)
  • 40 mph22 (12%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant71 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (27%)
  • Pedestrian47 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (15%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1036 (14%)
  • 11 to 1530 (12%)
  • 16 to 2069 (27%)
  • 21 to 2538 (15%)
  • 26 to 3534 (13%)
  • 36 to 4515 (5.9%)
  • 46 to 5510 (3.9%)
  • 56 to 6513 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 752 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (49%)
  • Passenger82 (32%)
  • Pedestrian47 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car173 (59%)
  • Motorcycle66 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Tamworth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tamworth ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 340 of them in 1980.

Collisions
341st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 2 other areas
Serious collisions
339th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 1980

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 1980: 33, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA513387013
2ndA5232606
3rdB5000141503
4thA45391000
5thB54408902
6thA50035502
7thA5135500
8thA40913300

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 1980

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 169.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 1980

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 1980: 106.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 1980, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1980.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years