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Tamworth road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 61 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2018, and 83 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 41% on 2017 (104), and casualties fell from 132.

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

Collisions in 2018
61
Down 41% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
83
Down 37% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2018

3.3% of collisions in Tamworth in 2018 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal23.3%
  • Serious1931%
  • Slight4066%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal22.4%
  • Serious1923%
  • Slight6275%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 61, down 41% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 61
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (18%)
  • Tuesday5 (8.2%)
  • Wednesday11 (18%)
  • Thursday9 (15%)
  • Friday13 (21%)
  • Saturday11 (18%)
  • Sunday1 (1.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596 (9.8%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (13%)
  • February2 (3.3%)
  • March7 (11%)
  • April2 (3.3%)
  • May1 (1.6%)
  • June3 (4.9%)
  • July2 (3.3%)
  • August8 (13%)
  • September7 (11%)
  • October7 (11%)
  • November7 (11%)
  • December7 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight31 (51%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (48%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds46 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.6%)
  • Other1 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry42 (69%)
  • Wet or damp16 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (3.3%)
  • Snow1 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph44 (72%)
  • 40 mph11 (18%)
  • 60 mph1 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway45 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant43 (52%)
  • Pedestrian21 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (11%)
  • Cyclist4 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 154 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 207 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2514 (17%)
  • 26 to 3512 (14%)
  • 36 to 4511 (13%)
  • 46 to 5517 (20%)
  • 56 to 656 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 753 (3.6%)
  • Over 752 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider43 (52%)
  • Pedestrian21 (25%)
  • Passenger19 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car89 (80%)
  • Motorcycle9 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tamworth ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 2018.

Collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tamworth in 2018

Belgrave, Tamworth, B77 2TG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth in 2018, with 10 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2018

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2018: 9, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5191914
2ndB540471002
3rdB544061102
4thA55601
5thB50004502
6thB5002200
7thB54932202
8thA40911100
9thA4531100
10thB50801100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2018

Tamworth had 55 collisions in 2018.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2018

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2018: 46.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2018, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years