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Tamworth road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 204 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 1986, and 260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1985 (234), and casualties fell from 302.

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

Collisions in 1986
204
Down 13% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
260
Down 14% on 1985
Fatal collisions
5
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 1986

2.5% of collisions in Tamworth in 1986 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious4824%
  • Slight15174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious5120%
  • Slight20478%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 204, down 13% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 204
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (8.8%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday30 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday40 (20%)
  • Saturday44 (22%)
  • Sunday17 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.9%)
  • February12 (5.9%)
  • March19 (9.3%)
  • April13 (6.4%)
  • May25 (12%)
  • June17 (8.3%)
  • July13 (6.4%)
  • August21 (10%)
  • September16 (7.8%)
  • October16 (7.8%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December20 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight135 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (62%)
  • Wet or damp75 (37%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph158 (77%)
  • 40 mph40 (20%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (86%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (23%)
  • Pedestrian47 (18%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2086 (33%)
  • 21 to 2535 (13%)
  • 26 to 3546 (18%)
  • 36 to 4524 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5514 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6511 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 754 (1.5%)
  • Over 753 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (60%)
  • Passenger56 (22%)
  • Pedestrian47 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car231 (67%)
  • Motorcycle65 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 1986.

Collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
336th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 1986

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 1986: 39, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51396208
2ndB5000232922
3rdA5172205
4thA45381013
5thB54408902
6thA5136703
7thA50035602
8thA40913710
9thB50802401

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 1986

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 172.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 1986

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 1986: 131.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 1986, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 1986.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years