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Walsall road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 856 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 1979, and 1,114 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 211 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 33,576 collisions in Walsall.

Collisions in 1979
856
Casualties in 1979
1,114
Fatal collisions
22
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
211
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 1979

2.6% of collisions in Walsall in 1979 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222.6%
  • Serious21125%
  • Slight62373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.2%
  • Serious24822%
  • Slight84276%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 1979 is highlighted, with 856.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (13%)
  • Tuesday110 (13%)
  • Wednesday113 (13%)
  • Thursday133 (16%)
  • Friday151 (18%)
  • Saturday137 (16%)
  • Sunday98 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59214 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59135 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (6.3%)
  • February42 (4.9%)
  • March70 (8.2%)
  • April60 (7%)
  • May72 (8.4%)
  • June71 (8.3%)
  • July72 (8.4%)
  • August81 (9.5%)
  • September70 (8.2%)
  • October74 (8.6%)
  • November104 (12%)
  • December86 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight580 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit266 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds113 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.3%)
  • Other713 (83%)

Road surface

  • Dry518 (61%)
  • Wet or damp289 (34%)
  • Snow49 (5.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph679 (79%)
  • 40 mph82 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph28 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph61 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (44%)
  • One way street or slip road72 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout30 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded332 (39%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant467 (42%)
  • Pedestrian283 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist191 (17%)
  • Cyclist83 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant47 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1088 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 15110 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 20280 (25%)
  • 21 to 25146 (13%)
  • 26 to 35154 (14%)
  • 36 to 45114 (10%)
  • 46 to 5571 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.3%)
  • Over 7514 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider555 (50%)
  • Pedestrian283 (25%)
  • Passenger276 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car880 (62%)
  • Motorcycle205 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes103 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle45 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Walsall ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 97th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 1979

The A454 had the most collisions in Walsall in 1979: 67, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4546784218
2ndA34649558
3rdA4616177118
4thM6446928
5thA4524358020
6thB4456344316
7thB4155232917
8thB4210233509
9thB4152202806
10thA4124192206
11thA4038182004
12thA462182513
13thB4154151804
14thA4031121902
15thB4151101312
16thA4181204
17thA581505
18thB415781304
19thB41537800
20thB42006600

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 1979

Willenhall had 1 collision in 1979.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 1979

WV11 and WV12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 1979, with 1 each.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 1979, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years