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Tamworth road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 122 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2014, and 183 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2013 (116), and casualties rose from 145.

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

Collisions in 2014
122
Up 5% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
183
Up 26% on 2013
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2014

None of the collisions in Tamworth in 2014 were fatal and 9% were serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious119%
  • Slight11191%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious126.6%
  • Slight17193%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2014 is highlighted, with 122, up 5% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (14%)
  • Tuesday22 (18%)
  • Wednesday26 (21%)
  • Thursday14 (11%)
  • Friday19 (16%)
  • Saturday11 (9%)
  • Sunday13 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.2%)
  • February4 (3.3%)
  • March10 (8.2%)
  • April14 (11%)
  • May11 (9%)
  • June10 (8.2%)
  • July8 (6.6%)
  • August6 (4.9%)
  • September15 (12%)
  • October12 (9.8%)
  • November6 (4.9%)
  • December16 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (73%)
  • Wet or damp30 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph90 (74%)
  • 40 mph22 (18%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph7 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway84 (69%)
  • Roundabout18 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (64%)
  • Pedestrian23 (13%)
  • Cyclist17 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2028 (15%)
  • 21 to 2530 (16%)
  • 26 to 3535 (19%)
  • 36 to 4523 (13%)
  • 46 to 5516 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6513 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.9%)
  • Over 756 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider111 (61%)
  • Passenger49 (27%)
  • Pedestrian23 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car177 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle16 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 331 of them in 2014.

Collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
327th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 16 other areas
Serious collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tamworth in 2014

Castle, Tamworth, B79 7BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth in 2014, with 26 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2014

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2014: 23, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51233502
2ndB5493111600
3rdA5101301
4thB5000101401
5thB508081201
6thB54046701
7thA5135900
8thB544041100
9thA4532200
10thA40911100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2014

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 111.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2014

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2014: 71.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years