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Walsall road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 754 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2006, and 1,036 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2005 (717), and casualties rose from 981.

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

Collisions in 2006
754
Up 5% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,036
Up 6% on 2005
Fatal collisions
9
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2006

1.2% of collisions in Walsall in 2006 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious8011%
  • Slight66588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious888.5%
  • Slight93991%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2006 is highlighted, with 754, up 5% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (13%)
  • Tuesday104 (14%)
  • Wednesday111 (15%)
  • Thursday121 (16%)
  • Friday135 (18%)
  • Saturday111 (15%)
  • Sunday75 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8%)
  • February52 (6.9%)
  • March68 (9%)
  • April48 (6.4%)
  • May76 (10%)
  • June58 (7.7%)
  • July61 (8.1%)
  • August64 (8.5%)
  • September58 (7.7%)
  • October60 (8%)
  • November75 (9.9%)
  • December74 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight526 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit225 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds585 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other38 (5%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry517 (69%)
  • Wet or damp226 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph666 (88%)
  • 40 mph19 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph51 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway581 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (14%)
  • Roundabout41 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant672 (65%)
  • Pedestrian148 (14%)
  • Cyclist80 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1052 (5%)
  • 11 to 1571 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20168 (16%)
  • 21 to 25138 (13%)
  • 26 to 35182 (18%)
  • 36 to 45148 (14%)
  • 46 to 55108 (10%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.5%)
  • Over 7527 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded37 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider619 (60%)
  • Passenger269 (26%)
  • Pedestrian148 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,075 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle71 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 69th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2006

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2006, with 57 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2006

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2006: 54, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6548127
2ndA454354803
3rdA4148344301
4thA34305202
5thA462304301
6thB4210304202
7thA461283804
8thA4038253512
9thA4124202502
10thB4464172101
11thA452162513
12thB4152161801
13thB4154131702
14thA463111302
15thB448491200
16thA403171700
17thB41515902
18thB415551001
19thA40983400
20thA413310

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2006

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 204.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2006

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2006: 185.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years