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Walsall road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 912 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 1984, and 1,143 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 209 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1983 (878), and casualties rose from 1,096.

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

Collisions in 1984
912
Up 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,143
Up 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
15
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
209
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 1984

1.6% of collisions in Walsall in 1984 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious20923%
  • Slight68875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.5%
  • Serious25222%
  • Slight87476%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 1984 is highlighted, with 912, up 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (15%)
  • Tuesday142 (16%)
  • Wednesday109 (12%)
  • Thursday145 (16%)
  • Friday140 (15%)
  • Saturday146 (16%)
  • Sunday96 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59258 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59168 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59119 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (9.5%)
  • February67 (7.3%)
  • March78 (8.6%)
  • April60 (6.6%)
  • May85 (9.3%)
  • June78 (8.6%)
  • July65 (7.1%)
  • August74 (8.1%)
  • September72 (7.9%)
  • October93 (10%)
  • November87 (9.5%)
  • December66 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight625 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit278 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds698 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other45 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry585 (64%)
  • Wet or damp311 (34%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.2%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph731 (80%)
  • 40 mph107 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph34 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph38 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway763 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (10%)
  • Roundabout33 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant435 (38%)
  • Pedestrian339 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist192 (17%)
  • Cyclist98 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1096 (8.4%)
  • 11 to 15137 (12%)
  • 16 to 20285 (25%)
  • 21 to 25151 (13%)
  • 26 to 35136 (12%)
  • 36 to 4588 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5575 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6563 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4%)
  • Over 7529 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider552 (48%)
  • Pedestrian339 (30%)
  • Passenger252 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car990 (66%)
  • Motorcycle198 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 86th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 1984

The A461 had the most collisions in Walsall in 1984: 80, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46180108013
2ndA346975111
3rdA4546589218
4thA452345016
5thM6334814
6thA462303715
7thB4210232813
8thA4038222907
9thB4152212303
10thA4148202411
11thB4155202716
12thA4031192316
13thA4124172016
14thB4151131504
15thB4154101201
16thA404191101
17thA591001
18thB415791004
19thB445691604
20thB41386701

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 1984

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 259.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 1984

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 1984: 181.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 1984, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years