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Walsall road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 815 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 1982, and 1,022 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 186 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1981 (893), and casualties fell from 1,200.

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

Collisions in 1982
815
Down 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,022
Down 15% on 1981
Fatal collisions
14
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
186
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 1982

1.7% of collisions in Walsall in 1982 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious18623%
  • Slight61575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious22122%
  • Slight78677%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 1982 is highlighted, with 815, down 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (14%)
  • Tuesday104 (13%)
  • Wednesday109 (13%)
  • Thursday121 (15%)
  • Friday173 (21%)
  • Saturday111 (14%)
  • Sunday85 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59144 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (6.7%)
  • February64 (7.9%)
  • March75 (9.2%)
  • April65 (8%)
  • May77 (9.4%)
  • June62 (7.6%)
  • July78 (9.6%)
  • August79 (9.7%)
  • September58 (7.1%)
  • October64 (7.9%)
  • November67 (8.2%)
  • December71 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight559 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit234 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds611 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other45 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry515 (63%)
  • Wet or damp265 (33%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.2%)
  • Snow15 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph659 (81%)
  • 40 mph78 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph39 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph32 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway677 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout33 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant415 (41%)
  • Pedestrian252 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist192 (19%)
  • Cyclist90 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant45 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (3%)
  • 6 to 1092 (9%)
  • 11 to 15106 (10%)
  • 16 to 20281 (27%)
  • 21 to 25119 (12%)
  • 26 to 35125 (12%)
  • 36 to 4589 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5577 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6544 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.1%)
  • Over 7516 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider539 (53%)
  • Pedestrian252 (25%)
  • Passenger231 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car845 (63%)
  • Motorcycle198 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle35 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Walsall

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Walsall ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 102nd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 1982

The A454 had the most collisions in Walsall in 1982: 53, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA454536319
2ndA345165119
3rdA452475645
4thA4614755010
5thA462333708
6thB4210293105
7thM6274606
8thA4148262808
9thA4124172105
10thB4154161803
11thB4155162006
12thA4038142104
13thB4152141504
14thA4031121604
15thB4151111410
16thA4639903
17thA40417813
18thB445671303
19thB41536802
20thA55800

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 1982

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 198.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 1982

WS3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 1982: 152.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 1982, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years