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Walsall road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 914 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2001, and 1,216 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2000 (994), and casualties fell from 1,377.

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

Collisions in 2001
914
Down 8% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,216
Down 12% on 2000
Fatal collisions
10
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2001

1.1% of collisions in Walsall in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious10211%
  • Slight80288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious1199.8%
  • Slight1,08789%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2001 is highlighted, with 914, down 8% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (16%)
  • Tuesday139 (15%)
  • Wednesday137 (15%)
  • Thursday121 (13%)
  • Friday137 (15%)
  • Saturday137 (15%)
  • Sunday93 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59246 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (10%)
  • February78 (8.5%)
  • March73 (8%)
  • April58 (6.3%)
  • May98 (11%)
  • June74 (8.1%)
  • July71 (7.8%)
  • August67 (7.3%)
  • September67 (7.3%)
  • October74 (8.1%)
  • November77 (8.4%)
  • December86 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight661 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit241 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds713 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other54 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry601 (66%)
  • Wet or damp290 (32%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph751 (82%)
  • 40 mph68 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (1%)
  • 70 mph70 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway716 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (15%)
  • Roundabout43 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant754 (62%)
  • Pedestrian226 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist60 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3%)
  • 6 to 1066 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1593 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20183 (15%)
  • 21 to 25128 (11%)
  • 26 to 35244 (20%)
  • 36 to 45189 (16%)
  • 46 to 55105 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6581 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.9%)
  • Over 7531 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider679 (56%)
  • Passenger311 (26%)
  • Pedestrian226 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,285 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes102 (6%)
  • Motorcycle84 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Walsall

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Walsall ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 73rd most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2001

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2001, with 68 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2001

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2001: 71, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM67110407
2ndA454689218
3rdA34657909
4thA461507012
5thA4148455828
6thB4210345103
7thA452334018
8thA462273313
9thB4152183101
10thA4038152002
11thA4124152001
12thA4031131812
13thB4155121501
14thB4456121800
15thB4154111601
16thA581200
17thB415181202
18thA46371100
19thA40415700
20thA415701

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2001

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 262.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2001

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2001: 212.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years