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Walsall road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2018, and 682 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2017 (505), and casualties fell from 700.

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

Collisions in 2018
486
Down 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
682
Down 3% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2018

0.8% of collisions in Walsall in 2018 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious7515%
  • Slight40784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious7912%
  • Slight59888%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2018 is highlighted, with 486, down 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday94 (19%)
  • Saturday51 (10%)
  • Sunday64 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.4%)
  • February28 (5.8%)
  • March45 (9.3%)
  • April39 (8%)
  • May43 (8.8%)
  • June39 (8%)
  • July38 (7.8%)
  • August32 (6.6%)
  • September38 (7.8%)
  • October49 (10%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December39 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded37 (7.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry371 (76%)
  • Wet or damp111 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph436 (90%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph24 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (14%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant477 (70%)
  • Pedestrian94 (14%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1551 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2060 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 35145 (21%)
  • 36 to 45112 (16%)
  • 46 to 5577 (11%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.8%)
  • Over 7517 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (59%)
  • Passenger185 (27%)
  • Pedestrian94 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car759 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle43 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown16 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 69th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2018

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2018, with 34 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2018

The A4148 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2018: 38, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4148385914
2ndM6274002
3rdA454263507
4thA461192310
5thA462193005
6thB4210192605
7thA452141900
8thA34131503
9thA4038132303
10thA4124131806
11thB4154111603
12thB446491101
13thB415171102
14thA40415502
15thA415501
16thB41525800
17thA40313300
18thA52300
19thB41552401
20thA40981100

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2018

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 155.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2018

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2018: 107.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years