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Tamworth road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 54 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2019, and 64 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 8 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2018 (61), and casualties fell from 83.

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

Collisions in 2019
54
Down 11% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
64
Down 23% on 2018
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
8
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2019

None of the collisions in Tamworth in 2019 were fatal and 15% were serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious815%
  • Slight4685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious813%
  • Slight5688%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2019 is highlighted, with 54, down 11% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 54
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (15%)
  • Tuesday12 (22%)
  • Wednesday4 (7.4%)
  • Thursday9 (17%)
  • Friday10 (19%)
  • Saturday7 (13%)
  • Sunday4 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5915 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • February3 (5.6%)
  • March8 (15%)
  • April3 (5.6%)
  • May4 (7.4%)
  • June7 (13%)
  • July5 (9.3%)
  • August3 (5.6%)
  • September7 (13%)
  • October6 (11%)
  • November4 (7.4%)
  • December4 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight45 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds48 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry38 (70%)
  • Wet or damp13 (24%)
  • Not recorded3 (5.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph44 (81%)
  • 40 mph4 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph4 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway39 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (15%)
  • Roundabout6 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant37 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (16%)
  • Cyclist8 (13%)
  • Pedestrian8 (13%)
  • Horse rider1 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 157 (11%)
  • 16 to 204 (6.3%)
  • 21 to 255 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3511 (17%)
  • 36 to 4512 (19%)
  • 46 to 558 (13%)
  • 56 to 654 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 755 (7.8%)
  • Over 754 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider45 (70%)
  • Passenger11 (17%)
  • Pedestrian8 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car70 (71%)
  • Motorcycle11 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 340 of them in 2019.

Collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 12 other areas
Serious collisions
346th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tamworth in 2019

Castle, Tamworth, B79 7BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth in 2019, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2019

The B5493 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2019: 7, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB54937901
2ndA56601
3rdA4534601
4thA514402
5thB50004500
6thA5133401
7thB54043300
8thA40911100
9thB54401100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2019

Tamworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 45.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2019

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2019: 28.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2019.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years