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Walsall road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 485 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2019, and 684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2018 (486), and casualties rose from 682.

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

Collisions in 2019
485
Level with 2018
Casualties in 2019
684
Level with 2018
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2019

1% of collisions in Walsall in 2019 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious7515%
  • Slight40584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious7912%
  • Slight60088%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2019 is highlighted, with 485, level with 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (16%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.4%)
  • February29 (6%)
  • March32 (6.6%)
  • April36 (7.4%)
  • May38 (7.8%)
  • June30 (6.2%)
  • July27 (5.6%)
  • August46 (9.5%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October48 (9.9%)
  • November58 (12%)
  • December54 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry320 (66%)
  • Wet or damp160 (33%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph431 (89%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph29 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant436 (64%)
  • Pedestrian103 (15%)
  • Cyclist45 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2088 (13%)
  • 21 to 2565 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35125 (18%)
  • 36 to 45102 (15%)
  • 46 to 5588 (13%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.7%)
  • Over 7520 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded37 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider402 (59%)
  • Passenger179 (26%)
  • Pedestrian103 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car726 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle32 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown18 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 64th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2019

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2019, with 59 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2019

The A4148 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2019: 46, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4148467507
2ndM6335013
3rdA454202602
4thB4210203402
5thA34192614
6thA462162012
7thA4124152104
8thA461143304
9thB4154142012
10thA4038101700
11thB4464101301
12thA4181201
13thA45281001
14thA56602
15thA40315502
16thA40415700
17thB41523400
18thB44843300
19thB41552300
20thB41531100

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2019

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 175.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2019

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2019: 143.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2019, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years