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Walsall road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 784 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2002, and 1,035 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2001 (914), and casualties fell from 1,216.

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

Collisions in 2002
784
Down 14% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,035
Down 15% on 2001
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2002

1% of collisions in Walsall in 2002 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious8210%
  • Slight69489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious888.5%
  • Slight93891%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2002 is highlighted, with 784, down 14% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (15%)
  • Tuesday111 (14%)
  • Wednesday98 (13%)
  • Thursday119 (15%)
  • Friday131 (17%)
  • Saturday128 (16%)
  • Sunday81 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59164 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7.7%)
  • February66 (8.4%)
  • March55 (7%)
  • April71 (9.1%)
  • May75 (9.6%)
  • June54 (6.9%)
  • July66 (8.4%)
  • August76 (9.7%)
  • September63 (8%)
  • October72 (9.2%)
  • November68 (8.7%)
  • December58 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight568 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds576 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds148 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other25 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry503 (64%)
  • Wet or damp270 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph683 (87%)
  • 40 mph26 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph62 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway624 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (14%)
  • Roundabout32 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant656 (63%)
  • Pedestrian169 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist58 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant31 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1049 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1581 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20126 (12%)
  • 21 to 25148 (14%)
  • 26 to 35199 (19%)
  • 36 to 45157 (15%)
  • 46 to 55107 (10%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.9%)
  • Over 7521 (2%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider574 (55%)
  • Passenger292 (28%)
  • Pedestrian169 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,130 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle65 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach37 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 88th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2002

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2002, with 60 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2002

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2002: 62, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6629302
2ndA34566811
3rdA461526906
4thA454416023
5thA4148374902
6thB4210314506
7thA4038243602
8thA462242803
9thB4152202404
10thB4155162100
11thA452142311
12thB4154141804
13thA4124131702
14thA4031121800
15thB4151101313
16thB445671001
17thA4635702
18thA55500
19thB41575500
20thA40414501

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2002

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 219.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2002

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2002: 188.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years