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Tamworth road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 160 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2009, and 200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 10 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2008 (157), and casualties rose from 189.

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

Collisions in 2009
160
Up 2% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
200
Up 6% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
10
6.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2009

1.9% of collisions in Tamworth in 2009 were fatal and 6.3% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious106.3%
  • Slight14792%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious115.5%
  • Slight18693%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 160, up 2% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 160
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (11%)
  • Tuesday36 (23%)
  • Wednesday19 (12%)
  • Thursday25 (16%)
  • Friday30 (19%)
  • Saturday18 (11%)
  • Sunday14 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.1%)
  • February10 (6.3%)
  • March8 (5%)
  • April11 (6.9%)
  • May11 (6.9%)
  • June17 (11%)
  • July14 (8.8%)
  • August17 (11%)
  • September15 (9.4%)
  • October17 (11%)
  • November19 (12%)
  • December8 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (69%)
  • Wet or damp45 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph119 (74%)
  • 40 mph25 (16%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph15 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (18%)
  • Roundabout21 (13%)
  • 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 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant133 (67%)
  • Pedestrian37 (19%)
  • Cyclist12 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (8%)
  • 16 to 2039 (20%)
  • 21 to 2523 (12%)
  • 26 to 3539 (20%)
  • 36 to 4523 (12%)
  • 46 to 5516 (8%)
  • 56 to 6518 (9%)
  • 66 to 756 (3%)
  • Over 753 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider117 (59%)
  • Passenger46 (23%)
  • Pedestrian37 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car241 (83%)
  • Motorcycle13 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2009.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tamworth in 2009

Castle, Tamworth, B79 7BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth in 2009, with 37 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2009

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2009: 25, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51253512
2ndA5202902
3rdB5000171911
4thB544091300
5thB549391010
6thB540481102
7thA5134501
8thB50804400
9thA40913300
10thA4532200

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2009

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 136.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2009

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2009: 95.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 24 December 2009.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years