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Tamworth road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 1999, and 303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (230), and casualties fell from 316.

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

Collisions in 1999
224
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
303
Down 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 1999

None of the collisions in Tamworth in 1999 were fatal and 6.7% were serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious156.7%
  • Slight20993%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious155%
  • Slight28895%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 1999 is highlighted, with 224, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (17%)
  • Tuesday42 (19%)
  • Wednesday29 (13%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.4%)
  • February15 (6.7%)
  • March17 (7.6%)
  • April16 (7.1%)
  • May19 (8.5%)
  • June21 (9.4%)
  • July22 (9.8%)
  • August10 (4.5%)
  • September20 (8.9%)
  • October23 (10%)
  • November22 (9.8%)
  • December18 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry149 (67%)
  • Wet or damp70 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph176 (79%)
  • 40 mph37 (17%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway170 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (11%)
  • Roundabout20 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (66%)
  • Pedestrian38 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1029 (9.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2046 (15%)
  • 21 to 2547 (16%)
  • 26 to 3560 (20%)
  • 36 to 4536 (12%)
  • 46 to 5525 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 658 (2.6%)
  • 66 to 757 (2.3%)
  • Over 755 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (54%)
  • Passenger101 (33%)
  • Pedestrian38 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle19 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 1999.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 6 other areas
Serious collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 1999

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 1999: 28, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51284001
2ndB5000192600
3rdA5142201
4thA513141701
5thB5440131902
6thB508091001
7thB540491100
8thA50035900
9thA4532300
10thB54932300
11thA40911100
12thB50541100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 1999

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 198.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 1999

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 1999: 139.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years