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Walsall road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 714 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2004, and 965 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2003 (784), and casualties fell from 1,052.

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

Collisions in 2004
714
Down 9% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
965
Down 8% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2004

1% of collisions in Walsall in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious8111%
  • Slight62688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious909.3%
  • Slight86890%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2004 is highlighted, with 714, down 9% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (14%)
  • Tuesday110 (15%)
  • Wednesday103 (14%)
  • Thursday108 (15%)
  • Friday107 (15%)
  • Saturday102 (14%)
  • Sunday87 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (9.2%)
  • February47 (6.6%)
  • March63 (8.8%)
  • April51 (7.1%)
  • May61 (8.5%)
  • June70 (9.8%)
  • July56 (7.8%)
  • August52 (7.3%)
  • September56 (7.8%)
  • October61 (8.5%)
  • November64 (9%)
  • December67 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight495 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit213 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds536 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other24 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded30 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry472 (66%)
  • Wet or damp226 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph617 (86%)
  • 40 mph42 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph48 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway571 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (13%)
  • Roundabout34 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant625 (65%)
  • Pedestrian154 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist49 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1042 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1587 (9%)
  • 16 to 20136 (14%)
  • 21 to 25124 (13%)
  • 26 to 35163 (17%)
  • 36 to 45120 (12%)
  • 46 to 55104 (11%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.1%)
  • Over 7525 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded52 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider524 (54%)
  • Passenger287 (30%)
  • Pedestrian154 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,030 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle66 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach31 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Walsall ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 93rd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2004

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2004, with 60 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2004

The A461 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2004: 54, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA461548507
2ndA34528205
3rdM6497814
4thA454405318
5thA4148295004
6thA462232802
7thB4152192304
8thA4038182300
9thB4154152300
10thB4210141702
11thB4155131602
12thA4124121500
13thA452121202
14thA4031111301
15thB4151101200
16thB445681300
17thB42007900
18thA56900
19thA4635901
20thA40414610

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2004

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 194.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2004

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2004: 163.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2004, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years