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Walsall road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2013, and 577 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2012 (346), and casualties rose from 526.

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

Collisions in 2013
392
Up 13% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
577
Up 10% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2013

1.3% of collisions in Walsall in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious6918%
  • Slight31881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7613%
  • Slight49686%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2013 is highlighted, with 392, up 13% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday69 (18%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.1%)
  • February33 (8.4%)
  • March37 (9.4%)
  • April26 (6.6%)
  • May28 (7.1%)
  • June42 (11%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August30 (7.7%)
  • September28 (7.1%)
  • October29 (7.4%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December24 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (69%)
  • Wet or damp107 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph318 (81%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph53 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (20%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (61%)
  • Pedestrian84 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2072 (12%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 35122 (21%)
  • 36 to 4598 (17%)
  • 46 to 5561 (11%)
  • 56 to 6522 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider322 (56%)
  • Passenger171 (30%)
  • Pedestrian84 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car527 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle40 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 117th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2013

Pleck, Walsall, WS2 9DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2013, with 29 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2013

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2013: 54, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6548902
2ndA4148223307
3rdA454172602
4thA34162003
5thA461142510
6thA4124121806
7thA462111201
8thB421091702
9thA403871000
10thB446471001
11thA4526703
12thB41516701
13thB415461001
14thB415251001
15thA40314501
16thA54610
17thA40412300
18thB44842300
19thB41531100
20thB42001100

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2013

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 114.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2013

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2013: 91.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2013, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years