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Tamworth road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 216 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 1982, and 279 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1981 (201), and casualties rose from 270.

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

Collisions in 1982
216
Up 7% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
279
Up 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
4
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 1982

1.9% of collisions in Tamworth in 1982 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious4621%
  • Slight16677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious4918%
  • Slight22681%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 216, up 7% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (8.8%)
  • Wednesday36 (17%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday38 (18%)
  • Saturday41 (19%)
  • Sunday21 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.5%)
  • February15 (6.9%)
  • March17 (7.9%)
  • April19 (8.8%)
  • May18 (8.3%)
  • June16 (7.4%)
  • July15 (6.9%)
  • August26 (12%)
  • September18 (8.3%)
  • October21 (9.7%)
  • November22 (10%)
  • December15 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds163 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (63%)
  • Wet or damp69 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.8%)
  • Snow4 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph171 (79%)
  • 40 mph35 (16%)
  • 60 mph10 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (22%)
  • Pedestrian57 (20%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2079 (28%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3537 (13%)
  • 36 to 4534 (12%)
  • 46 to 5521 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.6%)
  • Over 754 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (52%)
  • Passenger76 (27%)
  • Pedestrian57 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car246 (65%)
  • Motorcycle60 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 1982.

Collisions
337th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
339th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 1982

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 1982: 34, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51344307
2ndA453304009
3rdA5243205
4thB5000141502
5thB5440121312
6thA409181901
7thA51381011
8thA501100
9thA50031100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 1982

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 181.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 1982

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 1982: 107.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 1982, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years