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Tamworth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,074 road traffic collisions in Tamworth from 1979 to 2025, and 9,183 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 68 were fatal and 835 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 90 collisions, up 53% on 2024 (59).

Collisions since 1979
7,074
159th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
9,183
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
68
70 people killed
Serious collisions
835
914 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
90
Up 53% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
113
Up 53% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Tamworth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal681%
  • Serious83512%
  • Slight6,17187%

What the data shows

  • Tamworth had 594 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 55% fewer than the 1,311 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in Tamworth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,556 children under 16 were killed or injured in Tamworth, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Tamworth.

Where Tamworth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
159th
Most casualties
154th
Most fatal collisions
159th
Most serious collisions
220th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday980 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,016 (14%)
  • Wednesday990 (14%)
  • Thursday1,019 (14%)
  • Friday1,300 (18%)
  • Saturday1,052 (15%)
  • Sunday717 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,049 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,885 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown53 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit43 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,500 (78%)
  • Roundabout813 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway466 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road253 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded42 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph30 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph5,548 (78%)
  • 40 mph1,210 (17%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph107 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph165 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,658 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds911 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds117 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds85 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist51 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds46 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other148 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded51 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,082 (55%)
  • Pedestrian1,598 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist1,117 (12%)
  • Cyclist750 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant236 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant161 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant112 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)49 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant45 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Tamworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tamworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Tamworth peaked at 220 in 2003; 2025 had 90.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 90
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202590113
20245974
20233039
20222126
20214663
20202734
20194654
20185670
201794116
2016125161
2015106133
2014114173
2013105130
2012116169
2011114141
2010141177
2009141172
2008132159
2007174224
2006168224
2005194250
2004156200
2003220297
2002198272
2001211286
2000187240
1999199269
1998187260
1997219277
1996179225
1995209262
1994194258
1993174235
1992179252
1991210264
1990220301
1989184228
1988200241
1987164209
1986178223
1985207265
1984177215
1983218277
1982184236
1981181238
1980174248
1979166203

Map of recent crashes in Tamworth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Tamworth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Tamworth

The 24 most recent collisions in Tamworth happened between 18 September and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Tamworth

The A51 has the most collisions in Tamworth, 964 of 7,074 (14%), followed by the B5000 (717).

Collisions in Tamworth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA519641,37210118
2ndB50007178891164
3rdA55537501075
4thB5440420583347
5thA513311418433
6thB5404246326123
7thB5080244348022
8thA453224282630
9thB549315521538
10thA5003109133013
11thA4091557305
12thM42141703
13thA50085500

Council areas covering Tamworth

Collisions in Tamworth were recorded in 4 council areas. Tamworth has 6,956 of 7,074 (98%).

Collisions in Tamworth by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTamworth6,9569,02866809
2ndNorth Warwickshire7292114
3rdLichfield4054110
4thEast Staffordshire5801

Postcode districts in Tamworth

Collisions in Tamworth were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by B77 (4,607) and B79 (1,937).