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Tamworth road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2004, and 232 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 10 were serious.

Collisions were down 30% on 2003 (260), and casualties fell from 354.

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

Collisions in 2004
181
Down 30% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
232
Down 34% on 2003
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
10
5.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2004

1.7% of collisions in Tamworth in 2004 were fatal and 5.5% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious105.5%
  • Slight16893%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious146%
  • Slight21593%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2004 is highlighted, with 181, down 30% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 181
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (20%)
  • Wednesday21 (12%)
  • Thursday16 (8.8%)
  • Friday43 (24%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.3%)
  • February13 (7.2%)
  • March19 (10%)
  • April13 (7.2%)
  • May16 (8.8%)
  • June15 (8.3%)
  • July12 (6.6%)
  • August13 (7.2%)
  • September18 (9.9%)
  • October17 (9.4%)
  • November15 (8.3%)
  • December15 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (68%)
  • Wet or damp57 (31%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph129 (71%)
  • 40 mph34 (19%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph12 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (69%)
  • Roundabout27 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (63%)
  • Pedestrian41 (18%)
  • Cyclist21 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (13%)
  • 16 to 2045 (19%)
  • 21 to 2529 (13%)
  • 26 to 3539 (17%)
  • 36 to 4525 (11%)
  • 46 to 5518 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6513 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 757 (3%)
  • Over 753 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (61%)
  • Passenger49 (21%)
  • Pedestrian41 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tamworth ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 2004.

Collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tamworth in 2004

Castle, Tamworth, B79 7BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth in 2004, with 32 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2004

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2004: 25, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51253421
2ndA5172102
3rdB5000162100
4thA513152100
5thB5404131801
6thB5440131910
7thB508091200
8thB54939901
9thA40911100
10thA4531200

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2004

Tamworth had 155 collisions in 2004.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2004

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2004: 109.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2004, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 25 December 2004.

Tamworth road accidents in other years