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Walsall road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 843 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2007, and 1,144 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2006 (754), and casualties rose from 1,036.

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

Collisions in 2007
843
Up 12% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,144
Up 10% on 2006
Fatal collisions
10
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2007

1.2% of collisions in Walsall in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious9511%
  • Slight73888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious1119.7%
  • Slight1,02289%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2007 is highlighted, with 843, up 12% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (16%)
  • Tuesday109 (13%)
  • Wednesday111 (13%)
  • Thursday140 (17%)
  • Friday142 (17%)
  • Saturday112 (13%)
  • Sunday94 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59244 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7%)
  • February61 (7.2%)
  • March76 (9%)
  • April72 (8.5%)
  • May85 (10%)
  • June76 (9%)
  • July69 (8.2%)
  • August68 (8.1%)
  • September68 (8.1%)
  • October72 (8.5%)
  • November81 (9.6%)
  • December56 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight643 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit193 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds674 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry589 (70%)
  • Wet or damp242 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph735 (87%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph17 (2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph55 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway665 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (14%)
  • Roundabout39 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant713 (62%)
  • Pedestrian172 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist56 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1047 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1582 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20173 (15%)
  • 21 to 25146 (13%)
  • 26 to 35184 (16%)
  • 36 to 45179 (16%)
  • 46 to 55129 (11%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.3%)
  • Over 7527 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded50 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider671 (59%)
  • Passenger301 (26%)
  • Pedestrian172 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,176 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle93 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach53 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 45th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2007

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2007, with 54 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2007

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2007: 58, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6588103
2ndA454477205
3rdA4148446004
4thA34395715
5thA4124344413
6thA461293412
7thB4210273303
8thB4154263813
9thA452253615
10thA462233703
11thB4464222416
12thB4152172401
13thA4038162503
14thB448481010
15thB41517800
16thA551000
17thA40314601
18thA4634600
19thB41384400
20thB50114700

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2007

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 236.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2007

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2007: 190.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2007, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years