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Walsall road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 940 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 1989, and 1,233 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1988 (906), and casualties rose from 1,168.

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

Collisions in 1989
940
Up 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,233
Up 6% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 1989

1.6% of collisions in Walsall in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious17819%
  • Slight74779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious21618%
  • Slight1,00281%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 1989 is highlighted, with 940, up 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (12%)
  • Tuesday142 (15%)
  • Wednesday127 (14%)
  • Thursday142 (15%)
  • Friday160 (17%)
  • Saturday138 (15%)
  • Sunday117 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59170 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59123 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (7.6%)
  • February62 (6.6%)
  • March91 (9.7%)
  • April82 (8.7%)
  • May88 (9.4%)
  • June67 (7.1%)
  • July55 (5.9%)
  • August79 (8.4%)
  • September94 (10%)
  • October93 (9.9%)
  • November78 (8.3%)
  • December80 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight630 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit296 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds722 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other37 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry574 (61%)
  • Wet or damp349 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph734 (78%)
  • 40 mph109 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph32 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph62 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway752 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (14%)
  • Roundabout37 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant627 (51%)
  • Pedestrian267 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (10%)
  • Cyclist113 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant41 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1089 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1586 (7%)
  • 16 to 20260 (21%)
  • 21 to 25206 (17%)
  • 26 to 35220 (18%)
  • 36 to 45108 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5587 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6566 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.4%)
  • Over 7525 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider630 (51%)
  • Passenger336 (27%)
  • Pedestrian267 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,212 (69%)
  • Motorcycle128 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes118 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle112 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes102 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle33 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 83rd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 1989

The A461 had the most collisions in Walsall in 1989: 71, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4617188115
2ndA4546991311
3rdA346076110
4thM65594115
5thA4523748011
6thA462282915
7thA4038264614
8thB4210232805
9thA4124212705
10thB4155212705
11thA4148202315
12thB4152182904
13thB4154172105
14thB4151152602
15thA4031131803
16thA4041101600
17thB4153101001
18thA591200
19thA46361101
20thB44566901

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 1989

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 247.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 1989

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 1989: 196.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 1989, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years