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Walsall road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 691 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2008, and 935 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2007 (843), and casualties fell from 1,144.

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

Collisions in 2008
691
Down 18% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
935
Down 18% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2008

0.6% of collisions in Walsall in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious8112%
  • Slight60688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious919.7%
  • Slight84090%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2008 is highlighted, with 691, down 18% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (15%)
  • Tuesday103 (15%)
  • Wednesday104 (15%)
  • Thursday117 (17%)
  • Friday84 (12%)
  • Saturday100 (14%)
  • Sunday81 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.7%)
  • February49 (7.1%)
  • March56 (8.1%)
  • April60 (8.7%)
  • May54 (7.8%)
  • June67 (9.7%)
  • July49 (7.1%)
  • August55 (8%)
  • September69 (10%)
  • October54 (7.8%)
  • November66 (9.6%)
  • December59 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight503 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit181 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds545 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Other25 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry468 (68%)
  • Wet or damp209 (30%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph600 (87%)
  • 40 mph30 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph18 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph40 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway542 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (12%)
  • Roundabout36 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant568 (61%)
  • Pedestrian155 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist55 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (4%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1561 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20158 (17%)
  • 21 to 25103 (11%)
  • 26 to 35187 (20%)
  • 36 to 45152 (16%)
  • 46 to 5594 (10%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.6%)
  • Over 7523 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider527 (56%)
  • Passenger253 (27%)
  • Pedestrian155 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car918 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle65 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach49 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 69th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2008

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2008, with 63 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2008

The A454 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2008: 41, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA454416004
2ndM6406103
3rdA34365304
4thA4148344216
5thB4210273201
6thA4038233012
7thA462223502
8thA4124212707
9thA452182301
10thA461172201
11thB4152141800
12thB4154121802
13thB4464121502
14thB4151112202
15thA40415500
16thA4635800
17thA55701
18thB448441100
19thA40313600
20thA413400

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2008

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 216.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2008

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2008: 157.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years