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Walsall road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 717 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2005, and 981 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2004 (714), and casualties rose from 965.

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

Collisions in 2005
717
Level with 2004
Casualties in 2005
981
Up 2% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2005

0.6% of collisions in Walsall in 2005 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious628.6%
  • Slight65191%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious697%
  • Slight90792%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2005 is highlighted, with 717, level with 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (14%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday107 (15%)
  • Thursday100 (14%)
  • Friday124 (17%)
  • Saturday105 (15%)
  • Sunday84 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.1%)
  • February67 (9.3%)
  • March52 (7.3%)
  • April67 (9.3%)
  • May53 (7.4%)
  • June66 (9.2%)
  • July57 (7.9%)
  • August49 (6.8%)
  • September55 (7.7%)
  • October73 (10%)
  • November63 (8.8%)
  • December64 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight514 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit195 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds540 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other52 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry496 (69%)
  • Wet or damp196 (27%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph640 (89%)
  • 40 mph20 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph41 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway563 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (14%)
  • Roundabout35 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant638 (65%)
  • Pedestrian132 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist57 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant29 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1046 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1563 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20159 (16%)
  • 21 to 25120 (12%)
  • 26 to 35188 (19%)
  • 36 to 45164 (17%)
  • 46 to 5594 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (1.7%)
  • Over 7516 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded27 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider594 (61%)
  • Passenger255 (26%)
  • Pedestrian132 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,026 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle68 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 91st most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2005

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2005, with 54 collisions.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2005

The A4148 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2005: 45.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4148455500
2ndM6405403
3rdA461344604
4thA454313801
5thA34293801
6thB4210244002
7thB4464243602
8thA462233603
9thA4038222703
10thA4124192201
11thB4152192201
12thB4154131801
13thA452121701
14thA46381200
15thB415171001
16thA403161100
17thA56702
18thA415501
19thB44845900
20thB50115801

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2005

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 187.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2005

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2005: 154.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years