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Walsall road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 965 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 1998, and 1,330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1997 (914), and casualties rose from 1,288.

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

Collisions in 1998
965
Up 6% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,330
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 1998

0.6% of collisions in Walsall in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious14815%
  • Slight81184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious16913%
  • Slight1,15387%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 1998 is highlighted, with 965, up 6% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (12%)
  • Tuesday128 (13%)
  • Wednesday138 (14%)
  • Thursday147 (15%)
  • Friday200 (21%)
  • Saturday127 (13%)
  • Sunday107 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59261 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59176 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (9.5%)
  • February69 (7.2%)
  • March73 (7.6%)
  • April80 (8.3%)
  • May66 (6.8%)
  • June79 (8.2%)
  • July86 (8.9%)
  • August73 (7.6%)
  • September68 (7%)
  • October105 (11%)
  • November96 (9.9%)
  • December78 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight704 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit255 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds719 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other58 (6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry582 (60%)
  • Wet or damp375 (39%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph780 (81%)
  • 40 mph84 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph19 (2%)
  • 70 mph68 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway765 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (14%)
  • Roundabout43 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant851 (64%)
  • Pedestrian247 (19%)
  • Cyclist80 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1098 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 15126 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20167 (13%)
  • 21 to 25166 (12%)
  • 26 to 35270 (20%)
  • 36 to 45193 (15%)
  • 46 to 55100 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6579 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4.1%)
  • Over 7537 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider721 (54%)
  • Passenger362 (27%)
  • Pedestrian247 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,408 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle66 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.8%)
  • Minibus13 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 77th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 1998

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 1998: 68, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM66811317
2ndA454649505
3rdA461638609
4thA346193012
5thA4148365016
6thA4038304505
7thB4210304003
8thA452284404
9thA462223104
10thB4155203101
11thA4124192112
12thB4152182613
13thA4031131402
14thB4154131912
15thB4151121504
16thB4153101204
17thB4456101402
18thA40417802
19thB41577700
20thA416900

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 1998

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 261.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 1998

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 1998: 226.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years