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Wolverhampton road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 993 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 1984, and 1,229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 259 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1983 (982), and casualties rose from 1,182.

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

Collisions in 1984
993
Up 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,229
Up 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
15
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
259
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 1984

1.5% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 1984 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious25926%
  • Slight71972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious30225%
  • Slight91274%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 993, up 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (14%)
  • Tuesday155 (16%)
  • Wednesday133 (13%)
  • Thursday152 (15%)
  • Friday175 (18%)
  • Saturday142 (14%)
  • Sunday97 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59176 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59281 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59119 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (7.6%)
  • February59 (5.9%)
  • March66 (6.6%)
  • April74 (7.5%)
  • May82 (8.3%)
  • June87 (8.8%)
  • July82 (8.3%)
  • August86 (8.7%)
  • September83 (8.4%)
  • October98 (9.9%)
  • November116 (12%)
  • December85 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight715 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit272 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds776 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other40 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry627 (63%)
  • Wet or damp343 (35%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph887 (89%)
  • 40 mph103 (10%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway831 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (11%)
  • Roundabout39 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant466 (38%)
  • Pedestrian368 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist180 (15%)
  • Cyclist154 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 10100 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 15137 (11%)
  • 16 to 20271 (22%)
  • 21 to 25154 (13%)
  • 26 to 35160 (13%)
  • 36 to 45124 (10%)
  • 46 to 5577 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6575 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7553 (4.3%)
  • Over 7528 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider581 (47%)
  • Pedestrian368 (30%)
  • Passenger280 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,060 (66%)
  • Motorcycle185 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle155 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes117 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Wolverhampton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wolverhampton ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 76th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 1984

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 1984: 109, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41109153219
2ndA4497390319
3rdA4547188224
4thA41245561115
5thA41233644013
6thA4593444013
7thA460344118
8thA4039283316
9thB4161182405
10thA463152103
11thA4150121902
12thB4159121203
13thB4156101014
14thB448491002
15thA41265501
16thB41634401
17thB41621400

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1984

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 852.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1984

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 1984: 173.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 1984, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years