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Tamworth road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 207 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2007, and 273 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2006 (203), and casualties fell from 279.

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

Collisions in 2007
207
Up 2% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
273
Down 2% on 2006
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
8
3.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2007

0.5% of collisions in Tamworth in 2007 were fatal and 3.9% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious83.9%
  • Slight19896%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious93.3%
  • Slight26396%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2007 is highlighted, with 207, up 2% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (17%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (19%)
  • Thursday26 (13%)
  • Friday35 (17%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday15 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.2%)
  • February20 (9.7%)
  • March22 (11%)
  • April13 (6.3%)
  • May18 (8.7%)
  • June15 (7.2%)
  • July23 (11%)
  • August20 (9.7%)
  • September16 (7.7%)
  • October18 (8.7%)
  • November18 (8.7%)
  • December5 (2.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight145 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Other7 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (63%)
  • Wet or damp73 (35%)
  • Snow2 (1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph148 (71%)
  • 40 mph46 (22%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (68%)
  • Roundabout41 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (62%)
  • Pedestrian46 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (7%)
  • Cyclist18 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2059 (22%)
  • 21 to 2531 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (18%)
  • 36 to 4533 (12%)
  • 46 to 5520 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6512 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.9%)
  • Over 757 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded19 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (56%)
  • Passenger73 (27%)
  • Pedestrian46 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car292 (79%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 320 of them in 2007.

Collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tamworth in 2007

Castle, Tamworth, B79 7BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth in 2007, with 52 collisions.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2007

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2007: 41, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51415701
2ndB5000152401
3rdB5440141700
4thB5493122001
5thB5080101400
6thA591200
7thB540481101
8thA40914501
9thA4534400
10thA5134700
11thA61100
12thB54051100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2007

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 172.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2007

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2007: 117.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years