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Tamworth road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2008, and 189 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 8 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2007 (207), and casualties fell from 273.

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

Collisions in 2008
157
Down 24% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
189
Down 31% on 2007
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
8
5.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2008

None of the collisions in Tamworth in 2008 were fatal and 5.1% were serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious85.1%
  • Slight14995%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious94.8%
  • Slight18095%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 157, down 24% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 157
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (18%)
  • Wednesday24 (15%)
  • Thursday19 (12%)
  • Friday34 (22%)
  • Saturday21 (13%)
  • Sunday8 (5.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (9.6%)
  • February20 (13%)
  • March8 (5.1%)
  • April14 (8.9%)
  • May12 (7.6%)
  • June15 (9.6%)
  • July8 (5.1%)
  • August14 (8.9%)
  • September10 (6.4%)
  • October14 (8.9%)
  • November14 (8.9%)
  • December13 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (69%)
  • Wet or damp45 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (73%)
  • 40 mph35 (22%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (62%)
  • Roundabout36 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant112 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (14%)
  • Pedestrian22 (12%)
  • Cyclist19 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2029 (15%)
  • 21 to 2518 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3535 (19%)
  • 36 to 4527 (14%)
  • 46 to 5525 (13%)
  • 56 to 658 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.1%)
  • Over 752 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider120 (63%)
  • Passenger47 (25%)
  • Pedestrian22 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car221 (73%)
  • Motorcycle26 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 328 of them in 2008.

Collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 15 other areas
Serious collisions
347th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tamworth in 2008

Castle, Tamworth, B79 7BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth in 2008, with 47 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2008

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2008: 51, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51516503
2ndB5000141601
3rdB508091300
4thA581301
5thB54406900
6thB54045500
7thA5134400
8thB54933400
9thA40912200
10thA4531100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2008

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 131.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2008

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2008: 93.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years