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Walsall road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 537 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2016, and 716 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2015 (523), and casualties fell from 717.

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

Collisions in 2016
537
Up 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
716
Level with 2015
Fatal collisions
9
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2016

1.7% of collisions in Walsall in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious7113%
  • Slight45785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious7711%
  • Slight63088%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2016 is highlighted, with 537, up 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (15%)
  • Tuesday87 (16%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday85 (16%)
  • Friday69 (13%)
  • Saturday77 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59100 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (10%)
  • February40 (7.4%)
  • March42 (7.8%)
  • April47 (8.8%)
  • May33 (6.1%)
  • June43 (8%)
  • July49 (9.1%)
  • August46 (8.6%)
  • September38 (7.1%)
  • October58 (11%)
  • November46 (8.6%)
  • December41 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds426 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry390 (73%)
  • Wet or damp135 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph470 (88%)
  • 40 mph11 (2%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph27 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (14%)
  • Roundabout37 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant482 (67%)
  • Pedestrian105 (15%)
  • Cyclist54 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5%)
  • 16 to 2068 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2593 (13%)
  • 26 to 35148 (21%)
  • 36 to 45105 (15%)
  • 46 to 5595 (13%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded34 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider451 (63%)
  • Passenger160 (22%)
  • Pedestrian105 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car839 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle49 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown14 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 71st most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2016

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2016, with 33 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2016

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2016: 35, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6355002
2ndA454325201
3rdA4148313814
4thA4038232805
5thA34222802
6thB4210213014
7thA4124192604
8thA462192404
9thA461162400
10thA452111514
11thB4464111734
12thB415491001
13thA40315701
14thA4634600
15thA40413400
16thA53400
17thB44843400
18thB50113500
19thA412400
20thB41522300

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2016

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 177.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2016

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2016: 137.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2016, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years