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Wolverhampton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 34,904 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025, and 45,822 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 426 were fatal and 6,479 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 377 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (358), and casualties rose from 467 to 468.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
34,904
78th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
45,822
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
426
1.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
377
Up 5% on 2024

Crash severity in Wolverhampton

1.2% of collisions in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4261.2%
  • Serious6,47919%
  • Slight27,99980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4411%
  • Serious7,29816%
  • Slight38,08383%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. In 2025 there were 377, up 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 377
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025377468
2024358467
2023455627
2022447604
2021473639
2020376495
2019489667
2018482639
2017491669
2016497695
2015535725
2014477645
2013455633
2012465631
2011441632
2010514704
2009633862
2008609829
2007710991
2006662886
20058371,118
20048681,172
20038721,175
20029661,334
20011,0251,313
20009521,264
19999561,265
19989461,302
19971,0011,318
19968871,154
19958261,113
19948671,159
19938691,140
19928531,120
19918471,090
19909241,193
19898811,090
19889411,192
19878741,123
19869051,170
19851,0031,228
19849931,229
19839821,182
19821,0291,290
19819071,176
19809701,207
19799771,197

When and where crashes happen in Wolverhampton

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,049 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,994 (14%)
  • Wednesday5,014 (14%)
  • Thursday5,123 (15%)
  • Friday5,931 (17%)
  • Saturday5,032 (14%)
  • Sunday3,761 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,393 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59557 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,841 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,388 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596,255 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598,910 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595,779 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,781 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,877 (8.2%)
  • February2,586 (7.4%)
  • March2,799 (8%)
  • April2,644 (7.6%)
  • May2,897 (8.3%)
  • June2,900 (8.3%)
  • July2,874 (8.2%)
  • August2,703 (7.7%)
  • September2,956 (8.5%)
  • October3,237 (9.3%)
  • November3,487 (10%)
  • December2,944 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight24,297 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10,284 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown157 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit95 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds25,099 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,298 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds426 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds410 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds207 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist193 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds35 (0.1%)
  • Other2,489 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded747 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry21,866 (63%)
  • Wet or damp12,184 (35%)
  • Frost or ice545 (1.6%)
  • Snow251 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep17 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded33 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph7 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph264 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph30,238 (87%)
  • 40 mph4,199 (12%)
  • 50 mph147 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph37 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph10 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway26,624 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway5,655 (16%)
  • Roundabout1,656 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road554 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded415 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant24,961 (54%)
  • Pedestrian9,763 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist4,083 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist3,964 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,152 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant973 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant441 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)173 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant128 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant118 (0.3%)
  • Other33 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded33 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,424 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 102,642 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 153,489 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 207,178 (16%)
  • 21 to 256,093 (13%)
  • 26 to 358,194 (18%)
  • 36 to 455,851 (13%)
  • 46 to 554,233 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 652,856 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 751,795 (3.9%)
  • Over 751,240 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded827 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider24,514 (53%)
  • Passenger11,545 (25%)
  • Pedestrian9,763 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car45,666 (74%)
  • Motorcycle4,181 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle4,026 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,298 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach1,541 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,301 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car662 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle546 (0.9%)
  • Minibus228 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown69 (0.1%)
  • Other67 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded86 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Wolverhampton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wolverhampton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wolverhampton ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 78th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 113th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
75thDudley35,58547,2464456,599
76thRotherham35,56449,4035605,955
77thDerby35,36845,1313755,741
78thWolverhampton (this area)34,90445,8224266,479
79thSunderland34,89146,3054756,244
80thSouth Lanarkshire33,80746,3157968,124
81stWalsall33,57645,2734515,760

Accident hotspots in Wolverhampton

St Peters, Wolverhampton, WV1 4HB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Wolverhampton, with 1,770 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 14 of them fatal.

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025: 2,929, including 33 fatal and 506 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA412,9294,05133506
2ndA4492,6403,57144459
3rdA4541,9252,66029403
4thA41241,7122,35624361
5thA41231,2091,77429220
6thA41501,1291,48612150
7thA4601,1071,40717227
8thA4591,0861,47816183
9thA40398931,22721134
10thA4638201,08610155
11thB4161466618396
12thB4484433560379
13thA4126233300442
14thB4163211286237
15thB4156174236236
16thB416285122323
17thB4159424506
18thA4098212505
19thA41592200
20thA4572200

Towns in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 27,948.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025: 6,122.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton

Of the latest 24 crashes in Wolverhampton, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity