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Walsall road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 906 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 1988, and 1,168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 185 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1987 (764), and casualties rose from 1,010.

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

Collisions in 1988
906
Up 19% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,168
Up 16% on 1987
Fatal collisions
21
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
185
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 1988

2.3% of collisions in Walsall in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.3%
  • Serious18520%
  • Slight70077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.9%
  • Serious21118%
  • Slight93580%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 1988 is highlighted, with 906, up 19% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (14%)
  • Tuesday126 (14%)
  • Wednesday100 (11%)
  • Thursday138 (15%)
  • Friday170 (19%)
  • Saturday138 (15%)
  • Sunday110 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59211 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59149 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59116 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (7.3%)
  • February74 (8.2%)
  • March85 (9.4%)
  • April61 (6.7%)
  • May77 (8.5%)
  • June50 (5.5%)
  • July76 (8.4%)
  • August74 (8.2%)
  • September86 (9.5%)
  • October75 (8.3%)
  • November88 (9.7%)
  • December94 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight608 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit274 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds668 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other56 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry533 (59%)
  • Wet or damp359 (40%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph728 (80%)
  • 40 mph93 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph40 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph44 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway742 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (12%)
  • Roundabout48 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant559 (48%)
  • Pedestrian275 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (13%)
  • Cyclist91 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant42 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1082 (7%)
  • 11 to 1594 (8%)
  • 16 to 20241 (21%)
  • 21 to 25155 (13%)
  • 26 to 35209 (18%)
  • 36 to 45112 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5599 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.9%)
  • Over 7536 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider586 (50%)
  • Passenger307 (26%)
  • Pedestrian275 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,097 (68%)
  • Motorcycle157 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes118 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle26 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 83rd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 1988

The A461 had the most collisions in Walsall in 1988: 79, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46179109117
2ndA34587329
3rdA4545772214
4thA4523967210
5thM6365728
6thA4148283804
7thB4210252605
8thA4124243016
9thB4152243205
10thA462222506
11thB4155202706
12thA4038181905
13thB4151131810
14thA5111702
15thB4154101622
16thA40319910
17thB41539902
18thA40418801
19thB445681202
20thA4637801

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 1988

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 243.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 1988

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 1988: 183.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 1988, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years