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Walsall road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 2025, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2024 (339), and casualties rose from 444.

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

Collisions in 2025
407
Up 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
510
Up 15% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 2025

0.7% of collisions in Walsall in 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7819%
  • Slight32680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious8517%
  • Slight42283%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 2025 is highlighted, with 407, up 20% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 407
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (16%)
  • Tuesday50 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.3%)
  • February28 (6.9%)
  • March25 (6.1%)
  • April34 (8.4%)
  • May40 (9.8%)
  • June40 (9.8%)
  • July37 (9.1%)
  • August30 (7.4%)
  • September30 (7.4%)
  • October34 (8.4%)
  • November38 (9.3%)
  • December33 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (82%)
  • Wet or damp68 (17%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph332 (82%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph4 (1%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (18%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (60%)
  • Pedestrian106 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (7.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2051 (10%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 3593 (18%)
  • 36 to 4579 (15%)
  • 46 to 5566 (13%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7536 (7.1%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (56%)
  • Passenger120 (24%)
  • Pedestrian106 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car589 (80%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 67th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Walsall in 2025

St Matthew's, Walsall, WS1 1NN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Walsall in 2025, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 2025

The M6 had the most collisions in Walsall in 2025: 31, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM6314616
2ndA4148252802
3rdA454212604
4thA452172016
5thA4124131805
6thA462121703
7thA34111500
8thA4038111402
9thB415491403
10thA4618802
11thB421081300
12thA40316601
13thB41516704
14thB41526601
15thB44645800
16thB41384410
17thB44844600
18thA53302
19thA40982300
20thB41552200

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 2025

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 127.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 2025

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 2025: 104.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 2025, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years