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Walsall road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 784 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2003, and 1,052 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2002, and casualties rose from 1,035.

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

Collisions in 2003
784
Level with 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,052
Up 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2003

1% of collisions in Walsall in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious9011%
  • Slight68688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious999.4%
  • Slight94490%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2003 is highlighted, with 784, level with 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (15%)
  • Tuesday103 (13%)
  • Wednesday105 (13%)
  • Thursday128 (16%)
  • Friday141 (18%)
  • Saturday110 (14%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59200 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (8.9%)
  • February55 (7%)
  • March55 (7%)
  • April60 (7.7%)
  • May75 (9.6%)
  • June55 (7%)
  • July64 (8.2%)
  • August65 (8.3%)
  • September75 (9.6%)
  • October76 (9.7%)
  • November73 (9.3%)
  • December61 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight566 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit213 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds629 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry538 (69%)
  • Wet or damp218 (28%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.3%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph675 (86%)
  • 40 mph43 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph58 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway614 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (16%)
  • Roundabout35 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant662 (63%)
  • Pedestrian164 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (8%)
  • Cyclist62 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1584 (8%)
  • 16 to 20152 (14%)
  • 21 to 25123 (12%)
  • 26 to 35178 (17%)
  • 36 to 45153 (15%)
  • 46 to 55106 (10%)
  • 56 to 6568 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.1%)
  • Over 7519 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded51 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider575 (55%)
  • Passenger313 (30%)
  • Pedestrian164 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,110 (76%)
  • Motorcycle85 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 87th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2003

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2003, with 59 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2003

The A34 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2003: 73, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34739119
2ndM6589631
3rdA461476303
4thA454465903
5thA4148304502
6thA462242902
7thA4124213214
8thA452192802
9thA4038182401
10thB4210162301
11thB4152152110
12thB4155142003
13thA4031121301
14thB420071102
15thA56903
16thB41576600
17thA40415800
18thA4635600
19thB41545601
20thB41534401

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2003

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 223.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2003

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2003: 180.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years