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Tamworth road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 25 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2022, and 30 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious.

Collisions were down 47% on 2021 (47), and casualties fell from 63.

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

Collisions in 2022
25
Down 47% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
30
Down 52% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
8
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2022

4% of collisions in Tamworth in 2022 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal14%
  • Serious832%
  • Slight1664%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal13.3%
  • Serious930%
  • Slight2067%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2022 is highlighted, with 25, down 47% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 25
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (24%)
  • Tuesday5 (20%)
  • Wednesday3 (12%)
  • Thursday2 (8%)
  • Friday4 (16%)
  • Saturday2 (8%)
  • Sunday3 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592 (8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592 (8%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (24%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (24%)
  • March1 (4%)
  • April3 (12%)
  • May2 (8%)
  • June3 (12%)
  • August2 (8%)
  • September1 (4%)
  • October2 (8%)
  • November4 (16%)
  • December1 (4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight17 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds16 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds1 (4%)
  • Other1 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (28%)

Road surface

  • Dry11 (44%)
  • Wet or damp6 (24%)
  • Not recorded8 (32%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (4%)
  • 30 mph20 (80%)
  • 40 mph2 (8%)
  • 60 mph1 (4%)
  • 70 mph1 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway17 (68%)
  • Roundabout4 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (12%)
  • Not recorded1 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15 (50%)
  • Pedestrian8 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist4 (13%)
  • Cyclist3 (10%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 154 (13%)
  • 16 to 202 (6.7%)
  • 21 to 253 (10%)
  • 26 to 357 (23%)
  • 36 to 454 (13%)
  • 46 to 552 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 652 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 754 (13%)
  • Over 751 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider18 (60%)
  • Pedestrian8 (27%)
  • Passenger4 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car30 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (12%)
  • Motorcycle4 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 2022.

Collisions
344th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
346th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tamworth in 2022

Belgrave, Tamworth, B77 2RE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth in 2022, with 6 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2022

The A5 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2022: 3, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA53501
2ndA4532200
3rdB54402201
4thA511100
5thA5131100
6thB50001100
7thB50801100
8thB54041100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2022

Tamworth had 21 collisions in 2022.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2022

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2022: 17.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2022, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 14 December 2022.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years