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Walsall road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 914 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 1980, and 1,163 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 215 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1979 (856), and casualties rose from 1,114.

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

Collisions in 1980
914
Up 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,163
Up 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
15
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
215
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 1980

1.6% of collisions in Walsall in 1980 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious21524%
  • Slight68475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious25922%
  • Slight88976%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 1980 is highlighted, with 914, up 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (15%)
  • Tuesday148 (16%)
  • Wednesday125 (14%)
  • Thursday112 (12%)
  • Friday162 (18%)
  • Saturday148 (16%)
  • Sunday86 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59162 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59140 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (7.3%)
  • February82 (9%)
  • March82 (9%)
  • April77 (8.4%)
  • May74 (8.1%)
  • June80 (8.8%)
  • July91 (10%)
  • August73 (8%)
  • September76 (8.3%)
  • October71 (7.8%)
  • November72 (7.9%)
  • December69 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight615 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit282 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds637 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other73 (8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry547 (60%)
  • Wet or damp343 (38%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.5%)
  • Snow10 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph726 (79%)
  • 40 mph97 (11%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph36 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph51 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway779 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (11%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant474 (41%)
  • Pedestrian297 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist245 (21%)
  • Cyclist74 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1092 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 15138 (12%)
  • 16 to 20299 (26%)
  • 21 to 25141 (12%)
  • 26 to 35162 (14%)
  • 36 to 4591 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5580 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6565 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider597 (51%)
  • Pedestrian297 (26%)
  • Passenger269 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car927 (61%)
  • Motorcycle250 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle53 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Walsall

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Walsall ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 89th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 1980

The A34 had the most collisions in Walsall in 1980: 66, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA346683021
2ndA4616476213
3rdA4545971116
4thA452486309
5thM6417317
6thB42102941011
7thB4152253206
8thB4155243505
9thA4038202304
10thA4124202701
11thA462202526
12thA4031141401
13thA4148141600
14thB4456142425
15thB4151121403
16thB4154121401
17thA5101511
18thA4636701
19thB41536801
20thB41575601

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 1980

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 226.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 1980

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 1980: 194.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 1980, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years