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Walsall road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 523 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2015, and 717 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2014 (512), and casualties fell from 730.

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

Collisions in 2015
523
Up 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
717
Down 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2015

0.2% of collisions in Walsall in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious8015%
  • Slight44285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious8512%
  • Slight63188%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2015 is highlighted, with 523, up 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (15%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday90 (17%)
  • Friday78 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (12%)
  • February34 (6.5%)
  • March43 (8.2%)
  • April39 (7.5%)
  • May48 (9.2%)
  • June46 (8.8%)
  • July40 (7.6%)
  • August35 (6.7%)
  • September38 (7.3%)
  • October54 (10%)
  • November34 (6.5%)
  • December49 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight383 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds393 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry369 (71%)
  • Wet or damp147 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph432 (83%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (1%)
  • 70 mph60 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (21%)
  • Roundabout32 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (61%)
  • Pedestrian118 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist51 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2087 (12%)
  • 21 to 25101 (14%)
  • 26 to 35141 (20%)
  • 36 to 4596 (13%)
  • 46 to 5587 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.9%)
  • Over 7522 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider412 (57%)
  • Passenger187 (26%)
  • Pedestrian118 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car717 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle55 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 75th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2015

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2015, with 44 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2015

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2015: 62, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6629703
2ndA4148385007
3rdA34263709
4thA461233005
5thA454223400
6thA462172003
7thB4210172002
8thB4154121602
9thA452111701
10thA4124101203
11thA403891003
12thB446491100
13thA56600
14thB44845601
15thA40414600
16thB41524401
17thA40313302
18thA4632200
19thA411100
20thB41491100

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2015

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 176.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2015

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2015: 160.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years