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Walsall road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 893 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 1981, and 1,200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 214 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1980 (914), and casualties rose from 1,163.

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

Collisions in 1981
893
Down 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,200
Up 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
19
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
214
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 1981

2.1% of collisions in Walsall in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.1%
  • Serious21424%
  • Slight66074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.8%
  • Serious25922%
  • Slight92077%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 1981 is highlighted, with 893, down 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (12%)
  • Tuesday127 (14%)
  • Wednesday131 (15%)
  • Thursday122 (14%)
  • Friday159 (18%)
  • Saturday139 (16%)
  • Sunday104 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59185 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59243 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (7.6%)
  • February86 (9.6%)
  • March61 (6.8%)
  • April51 (5.7%)
  • May76 (8.5%)
  • June87 (9.7%)
  • July94 (11%)
  • August72 (8.1%)
  • September68 (7.6%)
  • October92 (10%)
  • November79 (8.8%)
  • December59 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight646 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit244 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds636 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Other68 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry521 (58%)
  • Wet or damp319 (36%)
  • Frost or ice30 (3.4%)
  • Snow22 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph687 (77%)
  • 40 mph101 (11%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph36 (4%)
  • 70 mph62 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway740 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (12%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant468 (39%)
  • Pedestrian302 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist244 (20%)
  • Cyclist81 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant36 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 10121 (10%)
  • 11 to 15122 (10%)
  • 16 to 20293 (24%)
  • 21 to 25142 (12%)
  • 26 to 35147 (12%)
  • 36 to 45100 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5580 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6585 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.8%)
  • Over 7515 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider574 (48%)
  • Passenger324 (27%)
  • Pedestrian302 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car930 (59%)
  • Motorcycle251 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes98 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle52 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Walsall

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Walsall ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 89th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 1981

The A34 had the most collisions in Walsall in 1981: 81, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3481115324
2ndM65891010
3rdA4545768212
4thA4614763114
5thA4148365019
6thA452324118
7thA462303704
8thB4155263517
9thB4152212605
10thA4038202504
11thB4210202605
12thA4124182103
13thA4031141603
14thA5113720
15thB4151101502
16thB4154101413
17thB4456101903
18thA404171303
19thB44847700
20thA416903

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 1981

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 241.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 1981

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 1981: 217.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 1981, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years