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Walsall road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 914 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 1997, and 1,288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (922), and casualties rose from 1,282.

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

Collisions in 1997
914
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,288
Level with 1996
Fatal collisions
13
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 1997

1.4% of collisions in Walsall in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious13715%
  • Slight76484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious15812%
  • Slight1,11787%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 1997 is highlighted, with 914, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (13%)
  • Tuesday127 (14%)
  • Wednesday134 (15%)
  • Thursday124 (14%)
  • Friday158 (17%)
  • Saturday156 (17%)
  • Sunday97 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59181 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59227 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59163 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (8.9%)
  • February56 (6.1%)
  • March74 (8.1%)
  • April72 (7.9%)
  • May71 (7.8%)
  • June96 (11%)
  • July71 (7.8%)
  • August73 (8%)
  • September75 (8.2%)
  • October83 (9.1%)
  • November78 (8.5%)
  • December84 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight645 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit260 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds670 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds164 (18%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other45 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry553 (61%)
  • Wet or damp352 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph733 (80%)
  • 40 mph78 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph73 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway700 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (16%)
  • Roundabout44 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant836 (65%)
  • Pedestrian194 (15%)
  • Cyclist97 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1094 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 15104 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20178 (14%)
  • 21 to 25167 (13%)
  • 26 to 35275 (21%)
  • 36 to 45163 (13%)
  • 46 to 55120 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6576 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7550 (3.9%)
  • Over 7524 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider690 (54%)
  • Passenger404 (31%)
  • Pedestrian194 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,319 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle64 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 82nd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 1997

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 1997: 73, including 3 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM67312733
2ndA34679429
3rdA4616797011
4thA454486209
5thA452375924
6thB4210304007
7thA4148273601
8thA4038242914
9thA462202305
10thA4124172604
11thB4152172303
12thB4155172203
13thB4456141702
14thB4154131706
15thB4151111911
16thA4031102003
17thA591901
18thB415381401
19thA40415801
20thB44844611

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 1997

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 238.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 1997

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 1997: 217.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years