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Wolverhampton road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 907 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 1981, and 1,176 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 268 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1980 (970), and casualties fell from 1,207.

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

Collisions in 1981
907
Down 6% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,176
Down 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
19
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
268
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 1981

2.1% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 1981 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.1%
  • Serious26830%
  • Slight62068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.6%
  • Serious31126%
  • Slight84672%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 907, down 6% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (16%)
  • Tuesday119 (13%)
  • Wednesday120 (13%)
  • Thursday148 (16%)
  • Friday146 (16%)
  • Saturday140 (15%)
  • Sunday92 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59176 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59234 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59137 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (6.9%)
  • February85 (9.4%)
  • March83 (9.2%)
  • April61 (6.7%)
  • May85 (9.4%)
  • June73 (8%)
  • July77 (8.5%)
  • August72 (7.9%)
  • September89 (9.8%)
  • October87 (9.6%)
  • November76 (8.4%)
  • December56 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight630 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit270 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds666 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other71 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry560 (62%)
  • Wet or damp303 (33%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.4%)
  • Snow22 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph847 (93%)
  • 40 mph58 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway767 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (12%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant484 (41%)
  • Pedestrian295 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist227 (19%)
  • Cyclist116 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (4%)
  • 6 to 10100 (8.5%)
  • 11 to 15105 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20301 (26%)
  • 21 to 25143 (12%)
  • 26 to 35163 (14%)
  • 36 to 45104 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5576 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.8%)
  • Over 7514 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider582 (49%)
  • Passenger299 (25%)
  • Pedestrian295 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car942 (63%)
  • Motorcycle218 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle44 (3%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.3%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Wolverhampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wolverhampton ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 88th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
88th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 1981

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 1981: 98, including 3 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4198153332
2ndA4546991018
3rdA4495878312
4thA41245675121
5thA4123354718
6thA4632937110
7thA4592731110
8thA460263307
9thA4039162413
10thB4161161703
11thB4484151807
12thA4150101303
13thB415661401
14thA41265501
15thB416351000
16thB41593300
17thB41622302
18thA501100

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1981

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 759.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1981

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 1981: 173.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 1981, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years