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Tamworth road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 129 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2016, and 170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2015 (117), and casualties rose from 144.

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

Collisions in 2016
129
Up 10% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
170
Up 18% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2016

None of the collisions in Tamworth in 2016 were fatal and 10% were serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1310%
  • Slight11690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious148.2%
  • Slight15692%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 129, up 10% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 129
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (11%)
  • Tuesday23 (18%)
  • Wednesday18 (14%)
  • Thursday20 (16%)
  • Friday18 (14%)
  • Saturday19 (15%)
  • Sunday17 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (3.9%)
  • February8 (6.2%)
  • March10 (7.8%)
  • April14 (11%)
  • May12 (9.3%)
  • June10 (7.8%)
  • July18 (14%)
  • August12 (9.3%)
  • September9 (7%)
  • October13 (10%)
  • November9 (7%)
  • December9 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight93 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry96 (74%)
  • Wet or damp32 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph105 (81%)
  • 40 mph16 (12%)
  • 70 mph7 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (11%)
  • Roundabout14 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (60%)
  • Pedestrian23 (14%)
  • Cyclist16 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2019 (11%)
  • 21 to 2531 (18%)
  • 26 to 3527 (16%)
  • 36 to 4520 (12%)
  • 46 to 5523 (14%)
  • 56 to 6520 (12%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.1%)
  • Over 754 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider108 (64%)
  • Passenger39 (23%)
  • Pedestrian23 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car184 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle12 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 322 of them in 2016.

Collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
321st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tamworth in 2016

Castle, Tamworth, B79 7BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth in 2016, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2016

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2016: 23, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA51233103
2ndB5000151601
3rdA5111602
4thB54406700
5thB54936800
6thB50805700
7thB54044400
8thA5133300
9thA40912200
10thA4531100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2016

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 120.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2016

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2016: 90.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2016.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years