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Walsall road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 994 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2000, and 1,377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1999 (923), and casualties rose from 1,301.

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

Collisions in 2000
994
Up 8% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,377
Up 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
14
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2000

1.4% of collisions in Walsall in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious12212%
  • Slight85886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.2%
  • Serious1309.4%
  • Slight1,23089%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2000 is highlighted, with 994, up 8% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (14%)
  • Tuesday151 (15%)
  • Wednesday141 (14%)
  • Thursday156 (16%)
  • Friday161 (16%)
  • Saturday144 (14%)
  • Sunday103 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59197 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59252 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59168 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (8.5%)
  • February79 (7.9%)
  • March70 (7%)
  • April71 (7.1%)
  • May81 (8.1%)
  • June82 (8.2%)
  • July80 (8%)
  • August87 (8.8%)
  • September77 (7.7%)
  • October90 (9.1%)
  • November105 (11%)
  • December88 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight726 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit260 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds747 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other45 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry604 (61%)
  • Wet or damp374 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph782 (79%)
  • 40 mph74 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph20 (2%)
  • 60 mph19 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph96 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway739 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway163 (16%)
  • Roundabout60 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant884 (64%)
  • Pedestrian220 (16%)
  • Cyclist84 (6.1%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1087 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1597 (7%)
  • 16 to 20213 (15%)
  • 21 to 25155 (11%)
  • 26 to 35310 (23%)
  • 36 to 45218 (16%)
  • 46 to 55119 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6567 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.3%)
  • Over 7517 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider781 (57%)
  • Passenger376 (27%)
  • Pedestrian220 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,414 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes97 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle74 (4%)
  • Bus or coach58 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle32 (1.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Walsall

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Walsall ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 65th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2000

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2000: 96, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM69617429
2ndA3478103010
3rdA454669317
4thA4615880010
5thA4148526828
6thA462304524
7thA452294107
8thB4210273914
9thA4038253016
10thB4152223003
11thB4155213213
12thB4151141601
13thA4031131903
14thA4124121702
15thB415481300
16thA40417910
17thB415761201
18thB44566801
19thA415500
20thA4635501

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2000

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 277.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2000

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2000: 234.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2000, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years