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Walsall road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2010, and 773 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2009 (609), and casualties fell from 869.

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

Collisions in 2010
555
Down 9% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
773
Down 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2010

0.9% of collisions in Walsall in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious6011%
  • Slight49088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious688.8%
  • Slight69990%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2010 is highlighted, with 555, down 9% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (16%)
  • Tuesday83 (15%)
  • Wednesday79 (14%)
  • Thursday86 (15%)
  • Friday85 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (12%)
  • Sunday65 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.8%)
  • February51 (9.2%)
  • March68 (12%)
  • April52 (9.4%)
  • May43 (7.7%)
  • June43 (7.7%)
  • July40 (7.2%)
  • August45 (8.1%)
  • September32 (5.8%)
  • October54 (9.7%)
  • November49 (8.8%)
  • December29 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other33 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (67%)
  • Wet or damp143 (26%)
  • Frost or ice27 (4.9%)
  • Snow12 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph454 (82%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph59 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (18%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant527 (68%)
  • Pedestrian107 (14%)
  • Cyclist46 (6%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20104 (13%)
  • 21 to 25102 (13%)
  • 26 to 35151 (20%)
  • 36 to 45123 (16%)
  • 46 to 5574 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider446 (58%)
  • Passenger220 (28%)
  • Pedestrian107 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car819 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.4%)
  • Motorcycle32 (3%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 85th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2010

Pleck, Walsall, WS2 9DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2010, with 43 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2010

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2010: 59, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6598601
2ndA4148395202
3rdA461304314
4thA454273602
5thA34233806
6thA4124202703
7thA462202711
8thB4210141801
9thA452131503
10thB4154121503
11thB4152101603
12thA40389901
13thB41516600
14thA403151511
15thA415710
16thB44645501
17thB44845501
18thA40414600
19thA4634500
20thA52201

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2010

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 159.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2010

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2010: 131.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2010, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years