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Tamworth road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 29 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2020, and 36 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious.

Collisions were down 46% on 2019 (54), and casualties fell from 64.

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

Collisions in 2020
29
Down 46% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
36
Down 44% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
6.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
3
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2020

6.9% of collisions in Tamworth in 2020 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal26.9%
  • Serious310%
  • Slight2483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal25.6%
  • Serious38.3%
  • Slight3186%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 29, down 46% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 29
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (21%)
  • Tuesday5 (17%)
  • Wednesday3 (10%)
  • Thursday6 (21%)
  • Friday3 (10%)
  • Saturday6 (21%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (3.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (10%)
  • February3 (10%)
  • March2 (6.9%)
  • April3 (10%)
  • June3 (10%)
  • August6 (21%)
  • September2 (6.9%)
  • October2 (6.9%)
  • November1 (3.4%)
  • December4 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight24 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (17%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds21 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (3.4%)
  • Other1 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry15 (52%)
  • Wet or damp10 (34%)
  • Snow1 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (10%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph23 (79%)
  • 40 mph3 (10%)
  • 60 mph1 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway19 (66%)
  • Roundabout5 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant23 (64%)
  • Cyclist5 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (11%)
  • Pedestrian4 (11%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 151 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 204 (11%)
  • 21 to 252 (5.6%)
  • 26 to 355 (14%)
  • 36 to 455 (14%)
  • 46 to 554 (11%)
  • 56 to 656 (17%)
  • 66 to 753 (8.3%)
  • Over 753 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider23 (64%)
  • Passenger9 (25%)
  • Pedestrian4 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car50 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle4 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 2020.

Collisions
344th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
349th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tamworth in 2020

Belgrave, Tamworth, B77 2RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth in 2020, with 8 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2020

The B5000 and B5440 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2020, with 4 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB50004610
2ndB54404400
3rdA53611
4thB54042200
5thB54932200
6thA4531100
7thA5131200

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2020

Tamworth had 26 collisions in 2020.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2020

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2020: 19.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2020, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2020.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years