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Walsall road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 609 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2009, and 869 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2008 (691), and casualties fell from 935.

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

Collisions in 2009
609
Down 12% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
869
Down 7% on 2008
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2009

1.1% of collisions in Walsall in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious6811%
  • Slight53488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious738.4%
  • Slight78991%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2009 is highlighted, with 609, down 12% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (12%)
  • Tuesday94 (15%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday83 (14%)
  • Friday121 (20%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8%)
  • February41 (6.7%)
  • March53 (8.7%)
  • April53 (8.7%)
  • May53 (8.7%)
  • June49 (8%)
  • July51 (8.4%)
  • August38 (6.2%)
  • September56 (9.2%)
  • October52 (8.5%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December48 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight461 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds469 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry416 (68%)
  • Wet or damp168 (28%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph529 (87%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph38 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (14%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant560 (64%)
  • Pedestrian124 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist35 (4%)
  • Van occupant35 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1552 (6%)
  • 16 to 20128 (15%)
  • 21 to 25120 (14%)
  • 26 to 35152 (17%)
  • 36 to 45145 (17%)
  • 46 to 5584 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.7%)
  • Over 7522 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider499 (57%)
  • Passenger246 (28%)
  • Pedestrian124 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car867 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle61 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 85th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2009

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2009, with 44 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2009

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2009: 38, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6386226
2ndA454284211
3rdA34273902
4thA462264010
5thA4124253202
6thA461253602
7thB4210253805
8thA4038202901
9thB4154203113
10thA4148192703
11thA452151802
12thB4464121501
13thB41528901
14thA40317801
15thB415171201
16thB415561000
17thA4635800
18thB44844700
19thA413301
20thA53300

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2009

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 162.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2009

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2009: 142.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years