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Tamworth road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 47 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2021, and 63 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 9 were serious.

Collisions were up 62% on 2020 (29), and casualties rose from 36.

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

Collisions in 2021
47
Up 62% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
63
Up 75% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
9
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2021

None of the collisions in Tamworth in 2021 were fatal and 19% were serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious919%
  • Slight3881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious914%
  • Slight5486%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 47, up 62% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 47
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (15%)
  • Tuesday4 (8.5%)
  • Wednesday5 (11%)
  • Thursday4 (8.5%)
  • Friday9 (19%)
  • Saturday10 (21%)
  • Sunday8 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591 (2.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5912 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (4.3%)
  • February3 (6.4%)
  • March5 (11%)
  • April4 (8.5%)
  • May6 (13%)
  • June4 (8.5%)
  • July5 (11%)
  • August3 (6.4%)
  • September5 (11%)
  • October3 (6.4%)
  • November7 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight31 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds39 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds2 (4.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (2.1%)
  • Other3 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry39 (83%)
  • Wet or damp6 (13%)
  • Not recorded2 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph38 (81%)
  • 40 mph7 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway35 (74%)
  • Roundabout6 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant37 (59%)
  • Pedestrian15 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (11%)
  • Cyclist2 (3.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 109 (14%)
  • 11 to 153 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 207 (11%)
  • 21 to 255 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3512 (19%)
  • 36 to 4510 (16%)
  • 46 to 556 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 652 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 754 (6.3%)
  • Over 752 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider35 (56%)
  • Pedestrian15 (24%)
  • Passenger13 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car69 (80%)
  • Motorcycle8 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 337 of them in 2021.

Collisions
338th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
344th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tamworth in 2021

Castle, Tamworth, B79 7BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth in 2021, with 10 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2021

The A51 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2021: 8, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5181301
2ndB54045502
3rdA4533401
4thA52201
5thA5132302
6thB54402300
7thB50001300
8thB54931100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2021

Tamworth had 44 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2021

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2021: 31.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 13 November 2021.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years