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A4601 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 collisions on the A4601 from 1983 to 2025, with 622 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 25 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the A4601, down 71% from 7 in 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1983
436
2,167th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
622
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
4 people killed
Serious collisions
25
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Down 71% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Down 80% on 2024

Crash severity on the A4601

On the A4601, 0.7% of collisions were fatal and 5.7% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1983 to 2025

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious255.7%
  • Slight40894%

Where the A4601 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,167th
Most casualties
2,086th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
3,805th

A4601 accidents by year

Collisions on the A4601 peaked at 26 in 2010 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A4601, 1983 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
2024710
202322
202224
202145
202033
2019610
201858
2017915
20161116
2015913
20142340
20131526
20122534
20112133
20102639
20091320
20081626
20072636
20061728
20051420
20041728
20031215
2002810
20012227
20001618
19991517
19982028
19972024
19961825
19951826
19941212
199300
199200
199100
199000
198900
198811
198700
198600
198500
198400
198311

When crashes happen on the A4601

Friday has the most collisions on the A4601 (78), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (119).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday75 (17%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday78 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am13 (3%)
  • 3am to 6am6 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am43 (9.9%)
  • 9am to noon67 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm90 (21%)
  • 3pm to 6pm119 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm55 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight43 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.1%)
  • February35 (8%)
  • March33 (7.6%)
  • April28 (6.4%)
  • May31 (7.1%)
  • June26 (6%)
  • July39 (8.9%)
  • August28 (6.4%)
  • September46 (11%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November38 (8.7%)
  • December51 (12%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight322 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A4601 crashes

On the A4601, 81% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 65% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph353 (81%)
  • 40 mph53 (12%)
  • 50 mph27 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (65%)
  • Wet or damp140 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (77%)
  • Roundabout58 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A4601 crashes

Car occupants make up 71% of the people killed or injured on the A4601, followed by pedestrians (11%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant442 (71%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other7 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car664 (78%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Other9 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2098 (16%)
  • 21 to 2578 (13%)
  • 26 to 35112 (18%)
  • 36 to 45108 (17%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.7%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider389 (63%)
  • Passenger165 (27%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A4601

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A4601

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A4601 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A4601 were recorded in 2 council areas. Cannock Chase has the most, with 394, followed by South Staffordshire (40).

Collisions on the A4601 in each area, 1983 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCannock Chase394559324
2ndSouth Staffordshire406101

A4601 crashes by town

Of the 436 collisions on the A4601, 405 were in the built-up area of Cannock.

Recent crashes on the A4601

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A4601, from 24 May 2019 to 27 September 2025.

Severity