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Walsall road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 33,576 road traffic collisions in Walsall from 1979 to 2025, and 45,273 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 451 were fatal and 5,760 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 407 collisions, up 20% on 2024 (339), and casualties rose from 444 to 510.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
33,576
81st highest of 351 areas
Casualties
45,273
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
451
1.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
407
Up 20% on 2024

Crash severity in Walsall

1.3% of collisions in Walsall from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4511.3%
  • Serious5,76017%
  • Slight27,36582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4851.1%
  • Serious6,57715%
  • Slight38,21184%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. In 2025 there were 407, up 20% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 407
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025407510
2024339444
2023375521
2022434597
2021439611
2020360508
2019485684
2018486682
2017505700
2016537716
2015523717
2014512730
2013392577
2012346526
2011407571
2010555773
2009609869
2008691935
20078431,144
20067541,036
2005717981
2004714965
20037841,052
20027841,035
20019141,216
20009941,377
19999231,301
19989651,330
19979141,288
19969221,282
19958751,167
19948891,208
19938111,087
19928841,190
19918821,223
19909441,289
19899401,233
19889061,168
19877641,010
19868881,132
19858951,150
19849121,143
19838781,096
19828151,022
19818931,200
19809141,163
19798561,114

When and where crashes happen in Walsall

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,716 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,747 (14%)
  • Wednesday4,736 (14%)
  • Thursday5,007 (15%)
  • Friday5,765 (17%)
  • Saturday4,912 (15%)
  • Sunday3,693 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,256 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59525 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,861 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,265 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596,016 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598,648 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595,526 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,479 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,766 (8.2%)
  • February2,418 (7.2%)
  • March2,783 (8.3%)
  • April2,645 (7.9%)
  • May2,800 (8.3%)
  • June2,837 (8.4%)
  • July2,743 (8.2%)
  • August2,677 (8%)
  • September2,815 (8.4%)
  • October3,085 (9.2%)
  • November3,126 (9.3%)
  • December2,881 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight23,736 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9,354 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting237 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown178 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit71 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds24,707 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,638 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds422 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds357 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds222 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist217 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds41 (0.1%)
  • Other2,373 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded599 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry21,580 (64%)
  • Wet or damp11,129 (33%)
  • Frost or ice568 (1.7%)
  • Snow237 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep27 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel10 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph119 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph27,596 (82%)
  • 40 mph2,506 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph405 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph728 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph2,218 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway26,188 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway4,573 (14%)
  • Roundabout1,571 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road858 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded386 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Walsall

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant25,882 (57%)
  • Pedestrian8,617 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist4,088 (9%)
  • Cyclist3,184 (7%)
  • Van occupant1,205 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,037 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)464 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant399 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant176 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant159 (0.4%)
  • Other38 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,359 (3%)
  • 6 to 102,620 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 153,790 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 207,543 (17%)
  • 21 to 255,895 (13%)
  • 26 to 358,086 (18%)
  • 36 to 455,738 (13%)
  • 46 to 554,108 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 652,707 (6%)
  • 66 to 751,711 (3.8%)
  • Over 751,035 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded681 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider24,552 (54%)
  • Passenger12,104 (27%)
  • Pedestrian8,617 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car44,843 (73%)
  • Motorcycle4,185 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,643 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle3,208 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,685 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach1,310 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle677 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car543 (0.9%)
  • Minibus204 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown127 (0.2%)
  • Other58 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded78 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Walsall

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Walsall

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Walsall ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 81st most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
78thWolverhampton34,90445,8224266,479
79thSunderland34,89146,3054756,244
80thSouth Lanarkshire33,80746,3157968,124
81stWalsall (this area)33,57645,2734515,760
82ndMedway33,36942,0963705,997
83rdFife33,12745,1828638,615
84thPeterborough32,70944,2434525,621

Accident hotspots in Walsall

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area is the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall, with 1,053 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall from 1979 to 2025: 2,214, including 43 fatal and 245 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM62,2143,57043245
2ndA342,1462,83531382
3rdA4542,1072,84234334
4thA4611,9602,63821322
5thA41481,4141,96121217
6thA4521,1401,63429244
7thA4621,0241,34719168
8thB42109971,3359171
9thA41248031,07810166
10thA40387781,0439143
11thB41526949335124
12thB415455879215107
13thB41555557497113
14thA4031406546684
15thB4151401577768
16thA5288451962
17thB4456251368551
18thA463215311128
19thB4464215289428
20thA4041210291736

Towns in Walsall

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 8,919.

Postcode districts in Walsall

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall from 1979 to 2025: 7,327.

Latest crashes in Walsall

Of the latest 24 crashes in Walsall, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity