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Walsall road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 875 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 1995, and 1,167 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1994 (889), and casualties fell from 1,208.

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

Collisions in 1995
875
Down 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,167
Down 3% on 1994
Fatal collisions
9
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 1995

1% of collisions in Walsall in 1995 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious17820%
  • Slight68879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious19216%
  • Slight96583%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 1995 is highlighted, with 875, down 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (13%)
  • Tuesday136 (16%)
  • Wednesday138 (16%)
  • Thursday110 (13%)
  • Friday145 (17%)
  • Saturday132 (15%)
  • Sunday100 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59215 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (7.3%)
  • February57 (6.5%)
  • March86 (9.8%)
  • April74 (8.5%)
  • May78 (8.9%)
  • June63 (7.2%)
  • July54 (6.2%)
  • August70 (8%)
  • September80 (9.1%)
  • October76 (8.7%)
  • November80 (9.1%)
  • December93 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight613 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit243 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds645 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other59 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry555 (63%)
  • Wet or damp287 (33%)
  • Frost or ice27 (3.1%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph689 (79%)
  • 40 mph92 (11%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph27 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph56 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway707 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (14%)
  • Roundabout33 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant709 (61%)
  • Pedestrian219 (19%)
  • Cyclist99 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1082 (7%)
  • 11 to 15110 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20197 (17%)
  • 21 to 25143 (12%)
  • 26 to 35225 (19%)
  • 36 to 45151 (13%)
  • 46 to 5587 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6577 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3%)
  • Over 7520 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider652 (56%)
  • Passenger296 (25%)
  • Pedestrian219 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,224 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle76 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach30 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 82nd most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 1995

The A454 had the most collisions in Walsall in 1995: 67, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4546792112
2ndA346586018
3rdM6548913
4thA462455818
5thA4148415406
6thA452407108
7thA461405717
8thB4155192305
9thB4152172502
10thA4031141414
11thA4038141611
12thA4124131701
13thB4210131704
14thB4456111704
15thA591504
16thB448491006
17thB415181511
18thA416601
19thA4636901
20thB41385602

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 1995

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 222.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 1995

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 1995: 198.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 1995, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years