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Tamworth road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 1990, and 468 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1989 (295), and casualties rose from 380.

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

Collisions in 1990
332
Up 13% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
468
Up 23% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 1990

2.4% of collisions in Tamworth in 1990 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious3711%
  • Slight28786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious4710%
  • Slight41388%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 1990 is highlighted, with 332, up 13% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.9%)
  • February36 (11%)
  • March26 (7.8%)
  • April36 (11%)
  • May33 (9.9%)
  • June31 (9.3%)
  • July18 (5.4%)
  • August23 (6.9%)
  • September38 (11%)
  • October24 (7.2%)
  • November17 (5.1%)
  • December27 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (65%)
  • Wet or damp108 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (58%)
  • 40 mph82 (25%)
  • 60 mph50 (15%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (81%)
  • Roundabout35 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (12%)
  • Pedestrian48 (10%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1036 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2097 (21%)
  • 21 to 2569 (15%)
  • 26 to 35112 (24%)
  • 36 to 4544 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5524 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6512 (2.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.6%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (59%)
  • Passenger146 (31%)
  • Pedestrian48 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car470 (75%)
  • Motorcycle55 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 1990.

Collisions
299th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 1990

The A5 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 1990: 50, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5507104
2ndA51448405
3rdB5000313623
4thA453284122
5thA4091101100
6thA513101601
7thA3881310
8thB50805700
9thB54404500
10thB54933400
11thB54042300

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 1990

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 215.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 1990

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 1990: 168.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 1990, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years