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Walsall road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2011, and 571 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2010 (555), and casualties fell from 773.

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

Collisions in 2011
407
Down 27% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
571
Down 26% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2011

0.5% of collisions in Walsall in 2011 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6215%
  • Slight34384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6612%
  • Slight50388%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2011 is highlighted, with 407, down 27% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (13%)
  • February35 (8.6%)
  • March35 (8.6%)
  • April30 (7.4%)
  • May23 (5.7%)
  • June37 (9.1%)
  • July26 (6.4%)
  • August37 (9.1%)
  • September25 (6.1%)
  • October26 (6.4%)
  • November49 (12%)
  • December33 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other18 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (75%)
  • Wet or damp97 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph352 (86%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph33 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (13%)
  • Roundabout37 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (62%)
  • Pedestrian84 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist34 (6%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2077 (13%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 35105 (18%)
  • 36 to 4599 (17%)
  • 46 to 5574 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (61%)
  • Passenger136 (24%)
  • Pedestrian84 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (72%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 125th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2011

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2011, with 28 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2011

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2011: 34, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6345902
2ndA4148304304
3rdB4210202404
4thA34172503
5thA454172313
6thA461162104
7thA4124152901
8thA452132201
9thA462132101
10thA4038101214
11thB415191600
12thB415491304
13thB446481200
14thB41525600
15thA40313301
16thA53300
17thB41383300
18thB44843301
19thA412200
20thA4632300

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2011

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 124.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2011

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2011: 93.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years