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Walsall road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 882 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 1991, and 1,223 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (944), and casualties fell from 1,289.

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

Collisions in 1991
882
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,223
Down 5% on 1990
Fatal collisions
21
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 1991

2.4% of collisions in Walsall in 1991 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.4%
  • Serious16118%
  • Slight70079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.9%
  • Serious19216%
  • Slight1,00882%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 1991 is highlighted, with 882, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (16%)
  • Tuesday124 (14%)
  • Wednesday118 (13%)
  • Thursday123 (14%)
  • Friday142 (16%)
  • Saturday132 (15%)
  • Sunday102 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59200 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59143 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (9.4%)
  • February56 (6.3%)
  • March50 (5.7%)
  • April90 (10%)
  • May74 (8.4%)
  • June87 (9.9%)
  • July67 (7.6%)
  • August71 (8%)
  • September68 (7.7%)
  • October77 (8.7%)
  • November89 (10%)
  • December70 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight595 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit274 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds649 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other49 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry521 (59%)
  • Wet or damp337 (38%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph690 (78%)
  • 40 mph89 (10%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph36 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph65 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway708 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (14%)
  • Roundabout30 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant682 (56%)
  • Pedestrian262 (21%)
  • Cyclist83 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1091 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 15109 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20208 (17%)
  • 21 to 25180 (15%)
  • 26 to 35205 (17%)
  • 36 to 45124 (10%)
  • 46 to 5587 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6581 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7556 (4.6%)
  • Over 7535 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider570 (47%)
  • Passenger391 (32%)
  • Pedestrian262 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,183 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes127 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes95 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (5%)
  • Motorcycle81 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle29 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 84th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 1991

The A454 had the most collisions in Walsall in 1991: 66, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA454669829
2ndA4616075012
3rdM65997111
4thA34363925
5thA452355035
6thA4148314818
7thA4124283508
8thA4038263315
9thA462243623
10thB4152212503
11thB4210212502
12thB4155192615
13thB4151142211
14thA5112203
15thB4154111511
16thA4031101202
17thB420091803
18thA4171803
19thB44567802
20thB41536602

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 1991

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 222.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 1991

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 1991: 196.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years