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Walsall road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2020, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2019 (485), and casualties fell from 684.

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

Collisions in 2020
360
Down 26% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
508
Down 26% on 2019
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2020

1.7% of collisions in Walsall in 2020 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight28980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious6914%
  • Slight43385%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2020 is highlighted, with 360, down 26% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 360
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (17%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (17%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.9%)
  • February28 (7.8%)
  • March23 (6.4%)
  • April11 (3.1%)
  • May24 (6.7%)
  • June23 (6.4%)
  • July22 (6.1%)
  • August31 (8.6%)
  • September42 (12%)
  • October48 (13%)
  • November32 (8.9%)
  • December44 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (67%)
  • Wet or damp113 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph325 (90%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph11 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (11%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (66%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)
  • Cyclist43 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2048 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3586 (17%)
  • 36 to 4573 (14%)
  • 46 to 5570 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.6%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (62%)
  • Passenger120 (24%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car568 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle25 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown14 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 74th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2020

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2020, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2020

The A4148 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2020: 18, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4148182702
2ndA461172001
3rdA34162303
4thM6152813
5thB4154131705
6thA454121400
7thA462121612
8thA4124112201
9thB4210111702
10thB4464111601
11thA403891402
12thB415291403
13thA4525802
14thB41515700
15thB44845611
16thA414901
17thA53501
18thB41552301
19thA40311300
20thA40411100

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2020

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 100.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2020

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2020: 91.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years