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Tamworth road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 237 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2001, and 325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2000 (226), and casualties rose from 299.

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

Collisions in 2001
237
Up 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
325
Up 9% on 2000
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
4.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2001

0.8% of collisions in Tamworth in 2001 were fatal and 4.6% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious114.6%
  • Slight22495%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious113.4%
  • Slight31296%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 237, up 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (14%)
  • Tuesday40 (17%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday40 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8%)
  • February22 (9.3%)
  • March18 (7.6%)
  • April16 (6.8%)
  • May23 (9.7%)
  • June19 (8%)
  • July18 (7.6%)
  • August12 (5.1%)
  • September22 (9.3%)
  • October19 (8%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December25 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (69%)
  • Wet or damp69 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph182 (77%)
  • 40 mph42 (18%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (68%)
  • Roundabout34 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (66%)
  • Pedestrian52 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2053 (16%)
  • 21 to 2532 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3578 (24%)
  • 36 to 4550 (15%)
  • 46 to 5532 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.5%)
  • Over 754 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (58%)
  • Passenger85 (26%)
  • Pedestrian52 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car348 (79%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Tamworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tamworth ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2001.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tamworth in 2001

Castle, Tamworth, B79 7BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth in 2001, with 66 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2001

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2001: 38, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51385511
2ndB5000202501
3rdB5404192400
4thA513172301
5thA5003161901
6thA5132002
7thB5080102000
8thB5440101500
9thA40915700
10thB54934500
11thA4532300
12thA5181100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2001

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 209.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2001

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2001: 126.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2001, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2001.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years