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Walsall road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2014, and 730 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 31% on 2013 (392), and casualties rose from 577.

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

Collisions in 2014
512
Up 31% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
730
Up 27% on 2013
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2014

2% of collisions in Walsall in 2014 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious8617%
  • Slight41681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious9213%
  • Slight62886%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2014 is highlighted, with 512, up 31% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (12%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday84 (16%)
  • Thursday88 (17%)
  • Friday78 (15%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.2%)
  • February29 (5.7%)
  • March55 (11%)
  • April38 (7.4%)
  • May51 (10%)
  • June43 (8.4%)
  • July42 (8.2%)
  • August43 (8.4%)
  • September45 (8.8%)
  • October47 (9.2%)
  • November39 (7.6%)
  • December38 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds378 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other33 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (68%)
  • Wet or damp156 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph442 (86%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph51 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (18%)
  • Roundabout35 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant440 (60%)
  • Pedestrian115 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist57 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2096 (13%)
  • 21 to 25100 (14%)
  • 26 to 35134 (18%)
  • 36 to 45112 (15%)
  • 46 to 5583 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.6%)
  • Over 7528 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider441 (60%)
  • Passenger174 (24%)
  • Pedestrian115 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car703 (72%)
  • Motorcycle66 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 82nd most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2014

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2014, with 37 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2014

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2014: 52, including 1 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6529211
2ndA4148436306
3rdA454264204
4thA461243913
5thA4124212405
6thA462202507
7thB4154202802
8thA34182603
9thB4210152601
10thA4038132003
11thA452132133
12thB4151101402
13thB41529902
14thB446491701
15thB44846701
16thA55511
17thA4634500
18thA40413412
19thA413300
20thB50113402

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2014

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 157.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2014

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2014: 133.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2014, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years