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Walsall road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2012, and 526 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2011 (407), and casualties fell from 571.

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

Collisions in 2012
346
Down 15% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
526
Down 8% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2012

0.3% of collisions in Walsall in 2012 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5616%
  • Slight28984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6212%
  • Slight46388%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2012 is highlighted, with 346, down 15% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday77 (22%)
  • Friday45 (13%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (10%)
  • February28 (8.1%)
  • March24 (6.9%)
  • April25 (7.2%)
  • May29 (8.4%)
  • June21 (6.1%)
  • July32 (9.2%)
  • August32 (9.2%)
  • September28 (8.1%)
  • October29 (8.4%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December27 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other20 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (61%)
  • Wet or damp123 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph296 (86%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph33 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (20%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (62%)
  • Pedestrian90 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2067 (13%)
  • 21 to 2595 (18%)
  • 26 to 3590 (17%)
  • 36 to 4572 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.8%)
  • Over 7516 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (54%)
  • Passenger151 (29%)
  • Pedestrian90 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car489 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle34 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 153rd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2012

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2012, with 24 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2012

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2012: 33.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6335800
2ndA4148213404
3rdA454203103
4thA34152404
5thA461131901
6thA4124111700
7thA462111605
8thB4154111301
9thB4210101412
10thA403861203
11thA4526601
12thB415261102
13thB446461100
14thA54402
15thB41514800
16thA40983600
17thA4632201
18thB44842201
19thA40311100
20thB41531400

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2012

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 113.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2012

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2012: 85.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years