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Walsall road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 923 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 1999, and 1,301 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1998 (965), and casualties fell from 1,330.

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

Collisions in 1999
923
Down 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,301
Down 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 1999

0.8% of collisions in Walsall in 1999 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious12514%
  • Slight79186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious14011%
  • Slight1,15289%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 1999 is highlighted, with 923, down 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (12%)
  • Tuesday131 (14%)
  • Wednesday135 (15%)
  • Thursday122 (13%)
  • Friday171 (19%)
  • Saturday146 (16%)
  • Sunday103 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59131 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59159 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59238 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (8.3%)
  • February60 (6.5%)
  • March84 (9.1%)
  • April69 (7.5%)
  • May60 (6.5%)
  • June70 (7.6%)
  • July85 (9.2%)
  • August95 (10%)
  • September79 (8.6%)
  • October91 (9.9%)
  • November70 (7.6%)
  • December83 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight687 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit228 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds666 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds164 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other54 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry555 (60%)
  • Wet or damp349 (38%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph739 (80%)
  • 40 mph68 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph18 (2%)
  • 60 mph24 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph73 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway734 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (13%)
  • Roundabout47 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant866 (67%)
  • Pedestrian193 (15%)
  • Cyclist89 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1072 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15109 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20184 (14%)
  • 21 to 25176 (14%)
  • 26 to 35264 (20%)
  • 36 to 45170 (13%)
  • 46 to 55125 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6584 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7552 (4%)
  • Over 7522 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider727 (56%)
  • Passenger381 (29%)
  • Pedestrian193 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,356 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle60 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach51 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 81st most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 1999

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 1999: 73, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM67311527
2ndA461709506
3rdA34679317
4thA454557705
5thA4148375509
6thA452325315
7thB4155253504
8thA4031223307
9thB4152212902
10thB4210202201
11thA462182708
12thA4038162103
13thA463132611
14thB4151121800
15thA4124101600
16thB445691702
17thB41548900
18thA571002
19thA40414700
20thB41534500

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 1999

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 269.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 1999

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 1999: 219.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years