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Tamworth road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 128 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2011, and 159 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 7 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2010 (158), and casualties fell from 192.

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

Collisions in 2011
128
Down 19% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
159
Down 17% on 2010
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
7
5.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2011

None of the collisions in Tamworth in 2011 were fatal and 5.5% were serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious75.5%
  • Slight12195%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious74.4%
  • Slight15296%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2011 is highlighted, with 128, down 19% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 128
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (16%)
  • Tuesday19 (15%)
  • Wednesday18 (14%)
  • Thursday19 (15%)
  • Friday26 (20%)
  • Saturday17 (13%)
  • Sunday9 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (7%)
  • February9 (7%)
  • March4 (3.1%)
  • April13 (10%)
  • May14 (11%)
  • June16 (13%)
  • July21 (16%)
  • August7 (5.5%)
  • September12 (9.4%)
  • October8 (6.3%)
  • November9 (7%)
  • December6 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight99 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (79%)
  • Wet or damp26 (20%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph108 (84%)
  • 40 mph16 (13%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (76%)
  • Roundabout15 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (64%)
  • Pedestrian24 (15%)
  • Cyclist13 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (5%)
  • 11 to 1520 (13%)
  • 16 to 2028 (18%)
  • 21 to 2527 (17%)
  • 26 to 3517 (11%)
  • 36 to 4526 (16%)
  • 46 to 559 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6510 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 756 (3.8%)
  • Over 753 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider101 (64%)
  • Passenger34 (21%)
  • Pedestrian24 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car180 (79%)
  • Motorcycle13 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 2011.

Collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
345th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tamworth in 2011

Castle, Tamworth, B79 7BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth in 2011, with 33 collisions.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2011

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2011: 26, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51263102
2ndB5000121201
3rdB5493101200
4thA51391101
5thB540481100
6thB50806901
7thB54405501
8thA4534500
9thA53500
10thA40912300

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2011

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 112.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2011

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2011: 71.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 13 December 2011.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years