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Wolverhampton road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,003 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 1985, and 1,228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 259 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1984 (993), and casualties fell from 1,229.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,003
Up 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,228
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
19
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
259
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 1985

1.9% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.9%
  • Serious25926%
  • Slight72572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.5%
  • Serious29724%
  • Slight91274%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,003, up 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday151 (15%)
  • Tuesday123 (12%)
  • Wednesday142 (14%)
  • Thursday155 (15%)
  • Friday173 (17%)
  • Saturday148 (15%)
  • Sunday111 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59210 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59250 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59147 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7%)
  • February53 (5.3%)
  • March74 (7.4%)
  • April79 (7.9%)
  • May83 (8.3%)
  • June69 (6.9%)
  • July91 (9.1%)
  • August96 (9.6%)
  • September85 (8.5%)
  • October94 (9.4%)
  • November108 (11%)
  • December101 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight708 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit284 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds731 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds152 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other56 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry579 (58%)
  • Wet or damp381 (38%)
  • Snow23 (2.3%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph915 (91%)
  • 40 mph86 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway857 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (10%)
  • Roundabout36 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant465 (38%)
  • Pedestrian359 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist188 (15%)
  • Cyclist142 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 10101 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 15126 (10%)
  • 16 to 20270 (22%)
  • 21 to 25163 (13%)
  • 26 to 35158 (13%)
  • 36 to 45122 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5579 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6585 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.7%)
  • Over 7524 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider611 (50%)
  • Pedestrian359 (29%)
  • Passenger258 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,085 (65%)
  • Motorcycle191 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle146 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes129 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach47 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 73rd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 1985

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 1985: 84, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4184114022
2ndA41247087418
3rdA4545974111
4thA4495765018
5thA459506009
6thA4123283529
7thA4602834115
8thA463222603
9thA4150192206
10thA4039162305
11thB4161152103
12thB4484131404
13thB415681100
14thA41264510
15thB41594501
16thB41624410
17thA40981200
18thB41631100

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1985

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 846.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1985

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 1985: 163.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 1985, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years