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Tamworth road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 33 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2023, and 42 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious.

Collisions were up 32% on 2022 (25), and casualties rose from 30.

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

Collisions in 2023
33
Up 32% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
42
Up 40% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
8
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2023

3% of collisions in Tamworth in 2023 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal13%
  • Serious824%
  • Slight2473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal12.4%
  • Serious819%
  • Slight3379%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2023 is highlighted, with 33, up 32% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 33
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (15%)
  • Tuesday4 (12%)
  • Wednesday8 (24%)
  • Thursday4 (12%)
  • Friday5 (15%)
  • Saturday3 (9.1%)
  • Sunday4 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (3%)
  • March1 (3%)
  • April5 (15%)
  • May2 (6.1%)
  • June2 (6.1%)
  • July5 (15%)
  • August3 (9.1%)
  • September1 (3%)
  • October3 (9.1%)
  • November7 (21%)
  • December3 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight23 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds22 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (21%)
  • Other3 (9.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry17 (52%)
  • Wet or damp11 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (12%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (3%)
  • 30 mph28 (85%)
  • 40 mph2 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway24 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (15%)
  • Roundabout4 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant19 (45%)
  • Pedestrian7 (17%)
  • Cyclist6 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (14%)
  • Van occupant3 (7.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (2.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (12%)
  • 16 to 204 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 253 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 358 (19%)
  • 36 to 456 (14%)
  • 46 to 556 (14%)
  • 56 to 652 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 752 (4.8%)
  • Over 753 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider25 (60%)
  • Passenger10 (24%)
  • Pedestrian7 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car38 (64%)
  • Motorcycle7 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 2023.

Collisions
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
345th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tamworth in 2023

Castle, Tamworth, B79 7BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth in 2023, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2023

The B5404 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2023: 4, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB54044401
2ndB50003401
3rdB54933400
4thA4532201
5thA52300
6thA5132210
7thA40911100
8thA511100
9thB50801100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2023

Tamworth had 29 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2023

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2023: 20.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2023, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 16 December 2023.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years