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Tamworth road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 116 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2013, and 145 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 1 was serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2012 (129), and casualties fell from 189.

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

Collisions in 2013
116
Down 10% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
145
Down 23% on 2012
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
1
0.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2013

None of the collisions in Tamworth in 2013 were fatal and 0.9% were serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious10.9%
  • Slight11599%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious10.7%
  • Slight14499%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2013 is highlighted, with 116, down 10% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 116
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (18%)
  • Wednesday11 (9.5%)
  • Thursday21 (18%)
  • Friday21 (18%)
  • Saturday11 (9.5%)
  • Sunday15 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (9.5%)
  • February11 (9.5%)
  • March9 (7.8%)
  • April4 (3.4%)
  • May10 (8.6%)
  • June5 (4.3%)
  • July11 (9.5%)
  • August11 (9.5%)
  • September10 (8.6%)
  • October11 (9.5%)
  • November10 (8.6%)
  • December13 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds92 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry80 (69%)
  • Wet or damp29 (25%)
  • Snow6 (5.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph96 (83%)
  • 40 mph14 (12%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway81 (70%)
  • Roundabout23 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant91 (63%)
  • Pedestrian27 (19%)
  • Cyclist11 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2018 (12%)
  • 21 to 2520 (14%)
  • 26 to 3525 (17%)
  • 36 to 4530 (21%)
  • 46 to 5516 (11%)
  • 56 to 657 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.1%)
  • Over 752 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider88 (61%)
  • Passenger30 (21%)
  • Pedestrian27 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car173 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (6%)
  • Motorcycle10 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 2013.

Collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
349th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tamworth in 2013

Castle, Tamworth, B79 7BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth in 2013, with 34 collisions.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2013

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2013: 25.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51253500
2ndB500071000
3rdB50806700
4thB54405500
5thA54600
6thA5134400
7thB54934400
8thA40913500
9thA4531200
10thB54041100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2013

Tamworth had 105 collisions in 2013.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2013

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2013: 64.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2013, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 27 December 2013.

Tamworth road accidents in other years