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B77 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,398 road traffic collisions in the B77 postcode district, Tamworth, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,026 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 51 were fatal and 647 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 63 collisions, up 21% on 2024 (52).

Collisions since 1979
5,398
461st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,026
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
51
55 people killed
Serious collisions
647
721 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
63
Up 21% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
74
Up 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B77

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal510.9%
  • Serious64712%
  • Slight4,70087%

What the data shows

  • B77 had 481 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 49% fewer than the 952 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in B77 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,222 children under 16 were killed or injured in B77, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in B77.

Where B77 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
461st
Most casualties
474th
Most fatal collisions
1,162nd
Most serious collisions
1,079th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday740 (14%)
  • Tuesday750 (14%)
  • Wednesday757 (14%)
  • Thursday777 (14%)
  • Friday1,007 (19%)
  • Saturday784 (15%)
  • Sunday583 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,826 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,426 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown46 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit33 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,160 (77%)
  • Roundabout687 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway406 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road118 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph3,885 (72%)
  • 40 mph853 (16%)
  • 50 mph29 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph283 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph331 (6.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,295 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds726 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds76 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds76 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist46 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds33 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other94 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded45 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,076 (58%)
  • Pedestrian1,074 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist836 (12%)
  • Cyclist557 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant161 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant147 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant71 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)51 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B77 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B77, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in B77 peaked at 182 in 1990; 2025 had 63.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 63
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256374
20245271
20232735
20222025
20213650
20202532
20193444
20185175
20177393
2016100134
201586116
201477119
20137189
201288118
20117998
201096127
2009104132
200899121
2007129165
2006123152
2005136176
2004123157
2003165211
2002151214
2001145194
2000159218
1999158216
1998163228
1997175232
1996151188
1995165210
1994157211
1993134177
1992162215
1991162212
1990182224
1989164204
1988152184
1987125163
1986138173
1985138172
1984146167
1983145189
1982112131
1981140188
1980108167
1979109135

Map of recent crashes in B77

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B77

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B77

The 24 most recent collisions in B77 happened between 9 August and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B77

The B5000 has the most collisions in B77, 785 of 5,398 (15%), followed by the A5 (753).

Collisions in B77 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB50007859751266
2ndA575399711103
3rdA51638890583
4thB5440420583347
5thB5404249334123
6thB5080244348022
7thM42130184118
8thA45361002

Council areas covering B77

Collisions in B77 were recorded in 4 council areas. Tamworth has 4,918 of 5,398 (91%).

Collisions in B77 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTamworth4,9186,37844573
2ndNorth Warwickshire449605667
3rdLichfield253516
4thEast Staffordshire5700

Town in B77

Of the 5,398 collisions in B77, 4,607 (85%) were in Tamworth.