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WS15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,658 road traffic collisions in the WS15 postcode district, Cannock Chase, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,372 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 90 were fatal and 683 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 47 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (48).

Collisions since 1979
4,658
661st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,372
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
90
98 people killed
Serious collisions
683
809 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
47
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
60
Up 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WS15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal901.9%
  • Serious68315%
  • Slight3,88583%

What the data shows

  • WS15 had 355 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 56% fewer than the 806 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in WS15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 930 children under 16 were killed or injured in WS15, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in WS15.

Where WS15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
661st
Most casualties
614th
Most fatal collisions
382nd
Most serious collisions
988th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday586 (13%)
  • Tuesday629 (14%)
  • Wednesday655 (14%)
  • Thursday673 (14%)
  • Friday832 (18%)
  • Saturday705 (15%)
  • Sunday578 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,227 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit871 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting495 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown46 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,935 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway416 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout210 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (1%)
  • Not recorded49 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,236 (48%)
  • 40 mph690 (15%)
  • 50 mph72 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph1,576 (34%)
  • 70 mph83 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,591 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds701 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds59 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist49 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds35 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other123 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded48 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,943 (62%)
  • Pedestrian849 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist759 (12%)
  • Cyclist454 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant140 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)46 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant41 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant41 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant32 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WS15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WS15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WS15 peaked at 153 in 1980; 2025 had 47.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 47
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254760
20244857
20231720
20222536
20212130
20202533
20193444
20184361
20174761
20164861
20157493
20146793
20136992
20127184
201183112
20107298
200993127
200892113
200788118
200697143
200597131
200493127
2003103143
2002105148
2001117171
2000116153
1999130168
1998114164
1997142207
1996151227
1995129203
1994145194
1993135183
1992129203
1991115165
1990145199
1989126165
1988147195
1987124158
1986129183
1985138181
1984135177
1983134170
1982142194
1981150201
1980153212
1979153214

Map of recent crashes in WS15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WS15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WS15

The 24 most recent collisions in WS15 happened between 8 July and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WS15

The A51 has the most collisions in WS15, 1,016 of 4,658 (22%), followed by the A460 (580).

Collisions in WS15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA511,0161,44626157
2ndA4605808201382
3rdA513452599974
4thB50134166211169
5thB5014309414650
6thB52344661112

Council areas covering WS15

Collisions in WS15 were recorded in 6 council areas. Cannock Chase has 2,872 of 4,658 (62%).

Collisions in WS15 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCannock Chase2,8723,80849398
2ndLichfield1,3211,88326203
3rdEast Staffordshire3755471268
4thStafford436919
5thSouth Staffordshire355024
6thStaffordshire Moorlands121501

Towns in WS15

Collisions in WS15 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Rugeley (2,243) and Handsacre and Armitage (372).