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B79 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,509 road traffic collisions in the B79 postcode district, Tamworth, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,921 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 78 were fatal and 587 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 45 collisions, up 41% on 2024 (32).

Collisions since 1979
3,509
1,086th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,921
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
78
84 people killed
Serious collisions
587
703 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
45
Up 41% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
71
Up 48% on 2024

Road collision statistics for B79

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal782.2%
  • Serious58717%
  • Slight2,84481%

What the data shows

  • B79 had 288 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 588 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in B79 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 594 children under 16 were killed or injured in B79, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in B79.

Where B79 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,086th
Most casualties
1,019th
Most fatal collisions
534th
Most serious collisions
1,244th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday500 (14%)
  • Tuesday507 (14%)
  • Wednesday488 (14%)
  • Thursday496 (14%)
  • Friday628 (18%)
  • Saturday507 (14%)
  • Sunday383 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,431 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit640 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting398 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,781 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway303 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout211 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road199 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,027 (58%)
  • 40 mph377 (11%)
  • 50 mph43 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph814 (23%)
  • 70 mph235 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,815 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds422 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds62 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist33 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other78 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,062 (62%)
  • Pedestrian618 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist578 (12%)
  • Cyclist297 (6%)
  • Van occupant113 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant87 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant53 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)51 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant39 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

B79 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in B79, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in B79 peaked at 121 in 1983; 2025 had 45.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20254571
20243248
20232232
20221320
20212337
20202032
20193648
20181719
20173661
20164469
20153843
20145278
20135768
20125290
20116685
20105269
20096085
20085981
200768103
200684143
2005103154
200482109
2003104167
200295141
2001116165
200086107
1999101132
1998103139
1997109153
199690121
199591117
199498137
199396128
199293137
1991100133
199091151
198989120
198890114
198797134
198696136
1985107172
1984100135
1983121152
1982100139
19818196
1980102132
197992118

Map of recent crashes in B79

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in B79

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in B79

The 24 most recent collisions in B79 happened between 13 June and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in B79

The A513 has the most collisions in B79, 575 of 3,509 (16%), followed by the A51 (511).

Collisions in B79 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5135758061677
2ndA51511727666
3rdB54933054601042
4thA4532223161247
5thM42193308842
6thA5003111135013
7thA50085500
8thA504700

Council areas covering B79

Collisions in B79 were recorded in 5 council areas. Tamworth has 2,346 of 3,509 (67%).

Collisions in B79 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTamworth2,3463,08231296
2ndNorth Warwickshire6691,09624187
3rdLichfield4626962094
4thNorth West Leicestershire182727
5thSouth Derbyshire91211

Town in B79

Of the 3,509 collisions in B79, 1,937 (55%) were in Tamworth.