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Tamworth road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 230 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 1998, and 316 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1997 (255), and casualties fell from 330.

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

Collisions in 1998
230
Down 10% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
316
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
6.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 1998

None of the collisions in Tamworth in 1998 were fatal and 6.1% were serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious146.1%
  • Slight21694%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious154.7%
  • Slight30195%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 230, down 10% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (17%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday38 (17%)
  • Friday34 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (12%)
  • Sunday23 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5.7%)
  • February11 (4.8%)
  • March17 (7.4%)
  • April22 (9.6%)
  • May15 (6.5%)
  • June23 (10%)
  • July18 (7.8%)
  • August19 (8.3%)
  • September15 (6.5%)
  • October23 (10%)
  • November34 (15%)
  • December20 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (61%)
  • Wet or damp86 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (75%)
  • 40 mph44 (19%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (71%)
  • Roundabout32 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (64%)
  • Pedestrian51 (16%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2055 (17%)
  • 21 to 2542 (13%)
  • 26 to 3559 (19%)
  • 36 to 4544 (14%)
  • 46 to 5527 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6522 (7%)
  • 66 to 756 (1.9%)
  • Over 755 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (53%)
  • Passenger98 (31%)
  • Pedestrian51 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car333 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle18 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 1998.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 8 other areas
Serious collisions
348th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 1998

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 1998: 43, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51435803
2ndB5000253300
3rdA513182400
4thB5404152601
5thB5440141900
6thA5121700
7thA50037700
8thB508071201
9thA40913400
10thB50441100
11thB54931100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 1998

Tamworth had 187 collisions in 1998.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 1998

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 1998: 136.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years