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Walsall road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 439 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2021, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 2020 (360), and casualties rose from 508.

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

Collisions in 2021
439
Up 22% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
611
Up 20% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2021

1.1% of collisions in Walsall in 2021 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious7918%
  • Slight35581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious9516%
  • Slight51184%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2021 is highlighted, with 439, up 22% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (12%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.2%)
  • February23 (5.2%)
  • March37 (8.4%)
  • April40 (9.1%)
  • May33 (7.5%)
  • June33 (7.5%)
  • July43 (9.8%)
  • August44 (10%)
  • September39 (8.9%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November41 (9.3%)
  • December35 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (79%)
  • Wet or damp83 (19%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph371 (85%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph24 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (13%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (64%)
  • Pedestrian84 (14%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2070 (11%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35113 (18%)
  • 36 to 4593 (15%)
  • 46 to 5569 (11%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.8%)
  • Over 7522 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded31 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (63%)
  • Passenger144 (24%)
  • Pedestrian84 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car640 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown14 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 61st most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
61st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2021

Pleck, Walsall, WS2 9DG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2021, with 35 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2021

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2021: 28, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6284104
2ndA454263205
3rdA4148233112
4thB4210202713
5thA461181905
6thA34172704
7thA4124152604
8thA452152214
9thA4038122001
10thB4154122821
11thA46291001
12thB415171002
13thB44647801
14thA40415600
15thB41524600
16thA412400
17thA4632300
18thA52501
19thB42002301
20thB44842202

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2021

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 122.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2021

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2021: 112.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years