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Wolverhampton road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 977 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 1979, and 1,197 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 226 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 34,904 collisions in Wolverhampton.

Collisions in 1979
977
Casualties in 1979
1,197
Fatal collisions
21
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
226
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 1979

2.1% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 1979 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.1%
  • Serious22623%
  • Slight73075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.8%
  • Serious26422%
  • Slight91176%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 977.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (15%)
  • Tuesday139 (14%)
  • Wednesday140 (14%)
  • Thursday134 (14%)
  • Friday172 (18%)
  • Saturday148 (15%)
  • Sunday96 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59167 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59261 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59136 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (8.4%)
  • February41 (4.2%)
  • March79 (8.1%)
  • April66 (6.8%)
  • May89 (9.1%)
  • June70 (7.2%)
  • July77 (7.9%)
  • August80 (8.2%)
  • September88 (9%)
  • October97 (9.9%)
  • November112 (11%)
  • December96 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight658 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit311 (32%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds147 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.1%)
  • Other795 (81%)

Road surface

  • Dry573 (59%)
  • Wet or damp335 (34%)
  • Snow69 (7.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph910 (93%)
  • 40 mph64 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway454 (46%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (11%)
  • Roundabout27 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded374 (38%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant439 (37%)
  • Pedestrian361 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist209 (17%)
  • Cyclist100 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant49 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 10133 (11%)
  • 11 to 1582 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20302 (25%)
  • 21 to 25145 (12%)
  • 26 to 35150 (13%)
  • 36 to 4599 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5596 (8%)
  • 56 to 6576 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.3%)
  • Over 7525 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider583 (49%)
  • Pedestrian361 (30%)
  • Passenger253 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car979 (62%)
  • Motorcycle232 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes124 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle54 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach42 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Wolverhampton ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 82nd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 1979

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 1979: 88, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4188107120
2ndA4547692119
3rdA4497496013
4thA41246288118
5thA4604851112
6thA459465639
7thA4123293715
8thA463212216
9thA4039162004
10thB4484131514
11thB4161111405
12thA41266602
13thA41506611
14thB41566801
15thB41634400
16thA41592200
17thB41592300
18thB41622201
19thA40821101
20thA40931101

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 1979, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years