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Tamworth road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2002, and 321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2001 (237), and casualties fell from 325.

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

Collisions in 2002
236
Level with 2001
Casualties in 2002
321
Down 1% on 2001
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2002

None of the collisions in Tamworth in 2002 were fatal and 8.1% were serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious198.1%
  • Slight21792%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious216.5%
  • Slight30093%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 236, level with 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (16%)
  • Tuesday42 (18%)
  • Wednesday35 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (13%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8.9%)
  • February22 (9.3%)
  • March19 (8.1%)
  • April13 (5.5%)
  • May21 (8.9%)
  • June20 (8.5%)
  • July20 (8.5%)
  • August15 (6.4%)
  • September15 (6.4%)
  • October32 (14%)
  • November24 (10%)
  • December14 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (63%)
  • Wet or damp86 (36%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (72%)
  • 40 mph49 (21%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (64%)
  • Roundabout39 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (11%)
  • Pedestrian35 (11%)
  • Cyclist13 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2070 (22%)
  • 21 to 2536 (11%)
  • 26 to 3568 (21%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6515 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.8%)
  • Over 752 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (58%)
  • Passenger99 (31%)
  • Pedestrian35 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car326 (77%)
  • Motorcycle38 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tamworth ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2002.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 10 other areas
Serious collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tamworth in 2002

Castle, Tamworth, B79 7BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth in 2002, with 49 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2002

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2002: 35, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51354401
2ndB5000262700
3rdA5233303
4thB5440132802
5thB5080121900
6thA513111600
7thB540481101
8thA500371100
9thA40913400
10thA4533400
11thB54932300

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2002

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 195.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2002

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2002: 136.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 25 December 2002.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years