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Tamworth road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2000, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 10 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1999 (224), and casualties fell from 303.

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

Collisions in 2000
226
Up 1% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
299
Down 1% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
10
4.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2000

1.3% of collisions in Tamworth in 2000 were fatal and 4.4% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious104.4%
  • Slight21394%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious103.3%
  • Slight28696%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2000 is highlighted, with 226, up 1% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (18%)
  • Tuesday25 (11%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday34 (15%)
  • Saturday32 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.1%)
  • February18 (8%)
  • March18 (8%)
  • April15 (6.6%)
  • May17 (7.5%)
  • June19 (8.4%)
  • July19 (8.4%)
  • August30 (13%)
  • September14 (6.2%)
  • October14 (6.2%)
  • November25 (11%)
  • December21 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (64%)
  • Wet or damp77 (34%)
  • Mud3 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (75%)
  • 40 mph41 (18%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway149 (66%)
  • Roundabout39 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (61%)
  • Pedestrian43 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist18 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2069 (23%)
  • 21 to 2537 (12%)
  • 26 to 3546 (15%)
  • 36 to 4541 (14%)
  • 46 to 5532 (11%)
  • 56 to 6514 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (3%)
  • Over 754 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (55%)
  • Passenger92 (31%)
  • Pedestrian43 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car314 (79%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Tamworth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Tamworth ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 2000.

Collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2000

The B5000 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2000: 36, including 2 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5000364722
2ndA51314501
3rdA5182300
4thB5404142210
5thB5440101500
6thA409171200
7thA50037700
8thA5137900
9thB50804600
10thA4533300
11thB54933300

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2000

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 187.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2000

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2000: 141.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2000, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 24 December 2000.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years