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Walsall road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 764 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 1987, and 1,010 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1986 (888), and casualties fell from 1,132.

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

Collisions in 1987
764
Down 14% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,010
Down 11% on 1986
Fatal collisions
16
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 1987

2.1% of collisions in Walsall in 1987 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious18124%
  • Slight56774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.7%
  • Serious20821%
  • Slight78578%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 1987 is highlighted, with 764, down 14% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (16%)
  • Tuesday97 (13%)
  • Wednesday89 (12%)
  • Thursday102 (13%)
  • Friday145 (19%)
  • Saturday112 (15%)
  • Sunday96 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (5.2%)
  • February49 (6.4%)
  • March60 (7.9%)
  • April66 (8.6%)
  • May52 (6.8%)
  • June75 (9.8%)
  • July66 (8.6%)
  • August51 (6.7%)
  • September84 (11%)
  • October71 (9.3%)
  • November80 (10%)
  • December70 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight511 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit239 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds568 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other45 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry448 (59%)
  • Wet or damp294 (38%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.8%)
  • Snow7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph611 (80%)
  • 40 mph78 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph29 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph41 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway640 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (10%)
  • Roundabout28 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (46%)
  • Pedestrian242 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (14%)
  • Cyclist88 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1064 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1598 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20220 (22%)
  • 21 to 25143 (14%)
  • 26 to 35162 (16%)
  • 36 to 4599 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5572 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6547 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.3%)
  • Over 7525 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider494 (49%)
  • Passenger274 (27%)
  • Pedestrian242 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car928 (68%)
  • Motorcycle141 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 105th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 1987

The A454 had the most collisions in Walsall in 1987: 64, including 4 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4546489417
2ndA345870310
3rdA4615058012
4thM6386428
5thA452283718
6thA462253206
7thB4152212602
8thB4155212427
9thB4210192304
10thA4148172406
11thA4031131803
12thA4124121805
13thB4154121904
14thB4151111303
15thA5101604
16thB415391103
17thA403881103
18thA404171405
19thA4635500
20thB413851100

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 1987

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 187.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 1987

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 1987: 151.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 1987, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years