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Tamworth road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 70 road traffic collisions in Tamworth in 2024, and 91 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were up 112% on 2023 (33), and casualties rose from 42.

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

Collisions in 2024
70
Up 112% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
91
Up 117% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
7.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Tamworth in 2024

7.1% of collisions in Tamworth in 2024 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 12% in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal57.1%
  • Serious1724%
  • Slight4869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal55.5%
  • Serious1820%
  • Slight6875%

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 332 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 70, up 112% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 70
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (16%)
  • Tuesday12 (17%)
  • Wednesday10 (14%)
  • Thursday13 (19%)
  • Friday7 (10%)
  • Saturday7 (10%)
  • Sunday10 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596 (8.6%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (36%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (5.7%)
  • February4 (5.7%)
  • March4 (5.7%)
  • April4 (5.7%)
  • May4 (5.7%)
  • June7 (10%)
  • July8 (11%)
  • August6 (8.6%)
  • September3 (4.3%)
  • October6 (8.6%)
  • November14 (20%)
  • December6 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight47 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds61 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (5.7%)
  • Other4 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry57 (81%)
  • Wet or damp10 (14%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph48 (69%)
  • 40 mph16 (23%)
  • 60 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph4 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway43 (61%)
  • Roundabout13 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (7.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tamworth in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant50 (55%)
  • Pedestrian20 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (14%)
  • Cyclist5 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 208 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 258 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3514 (15%)
  • 36 to 459 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5515 (16%)
  • 56 to 6510 (11%)
  • 66 to 756 (6.6%)
  • Over 752 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider56 (62%)
  • Pedestrian20 (22%)
  • Passenger15 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car93 (73%)
  • Motorcycle15 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tamworth in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tamworth had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2024.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Tamworth in 2024

Bolehall, Tamworth, B77 3LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tamworth in 2024, with 10 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tamworth with the most crashes in 2024

The B5000 had the most collisions in Tamworth in 2024: 10, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tamworth, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB5000101412
2ndA571212
3rdA516601
4thA4534603
5thB54404400
6thA5133310
7thB54933311
8thB50802400
9thB54042201
10thA40911100

Towns in Tamworth: crashes in 2024

Tamworth had 57 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Tamworth: crashes in 2024

B77 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tamworth in 2024: 44.

Latest crashes in Tamworth in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Tamworth in 2024, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2024.

Severity

Tamworth road accidents in other years