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Walsall road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 505 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2017, and 700 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2016 (537), and casualties fell from 716.

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

Collisions in 2017
505
Down 6% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
700
Down 2% on 2016
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2017

1.6% of collisions in Walsall in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious8517%
  • Slight41282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious9614%
  • Slight59685%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2017 is highlighted, with 505, down 6% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (12%)
  • Tuesday75 (15%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday95 (19%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (11%)
  • February28 (5.5%)
  • March33 (6.5%)
  • April44 (8.7%)
  • May24 (4.8%)
  • June50 (9.9%)
  • July49 (9.7%)
  • August37 (7.3%)
  • September52 (10%)
  • October45 (8.9%)
  • November51 (10%)
  • December34 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (5%)
  • Not recorded37 (7.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry348 (69%)
  • Wet or damp144 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph445 (88%)
  • 40 mph19 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph31 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (16%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (65%)
  • Pedestrian115 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist38 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2079 (11%)
  • 21 to 25105 (15%)
  • 26 to 35140 (20%)
  • 36 to 4589 (13%)
  • 46 to 5599 (14%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (57%)
  • Passenger187 (27%)
  • Pedestrian115 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car767 (80%)
  • Motorcycle55 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown19 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 73rd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2017

Pleck, Walsall, WS2 9DG area and St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Walsall in 2017, with 33 collisions each.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2017

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2017: 35, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6356904
2ndA4148293605
3rdA454294403
4thB4210273605
5thA462222914
6thA461203512
7thA34192501
8thA4038181901
9thA4124152715
10thB4154101403
11thB4464101202
12thB415291105
13thA45281101
14thA40315710
15thA414501
16thA4634400
17thA40413300
18thA53300
19thB41513800
20thA40981100

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2017

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 165.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2017

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2017: 139.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years