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Tamworth road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 1996, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1995 (241), and casualties fell from 301.

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

Collisions in 1996
214
Down 11% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
271
Down 10% on 1995
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
7.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 1996

None of the collisions in Tamworth in 1996 were fatal and 7.9% were serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious177.9%
  • Slight19792%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious176.3%
  • Slight25494%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 214, down 11% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 214
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (16%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday29 (14%)
  • Saturday42 (20%)
  • Sunday20 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.4%)
  • February11 (5.1%)
  • March17 (7.9%)
  • April15 (7%)
  • May20 (9.3%)
  • June21 (9.8%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August17 (7.9%)
  • September20 (9.3%)
  • October20 (9.3%)
  • November15 (7%)
  • December18 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds173 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (4.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry155 (72%)
  • Wet or damp54 (25%)
  • Snow3 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph154 (72%)
  • 40 mph50 (23%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph5 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (71%)
  • Roundabout30 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (61%)
  • Pedestrian39 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist22 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1530 (11%)
  • 16 to 2050 (18%)
  • 21 to 2551 (19%)
  • 26 to 3552 (19%)
  • 36 to 4525 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5514 (5.2%)
  • 56 to 658 (3%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.3%)
  • Over 753 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (59%)
  • Passenger73 (27%)
  • Pedestrian39 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car292 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle23 (6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 336 of them in 1996.

Collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 2 other areas
Serious collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 1996

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 1996: 36, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51364001
2ndB5000253001
3rdB5404131702
4thA5111500
5thA513111802
6thB5440111602
7thA409181000
8thB508081401
9thA4533300
10thA50033401
11thB54932400
12thA381501

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 1996

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 178.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 1996

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 1996: 121.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years