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Wolverhampton road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 905 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 1986, and 1,170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 244 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1985 (1,003), and casualties fell from 1,228.

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

Collisions in 1986
905
Down 10% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,170
Down 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
18
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
244
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 1986

2% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 1986 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182%
  • Serious24427%
  • Slight64371%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.6%
  • Serious29025%
  • Slight86174%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 905, down 10% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (14%)
  • Tuesday133 (15%)
  • Wednesday137 (15%)
  • Thursday124 (14%)
  • Friday154 (17%)
  • Saturday137 (15%)
  • Sunday93 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59235 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (7.1%)
  • February60 (6.6%)
  • March65 (7.2%)
  • April65 (7.2%)
  • May86 (9.5%)
  • June69 (7.6%)
  • July83 (9.2%)
  • August77 (8.5%)
  • September71 (7.8%)
  • October88 (9.7%)
  • November93 (10%)
  • December84 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight629 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit273 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds642 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds148 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other40 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry495 (55%)
  • Wet or damp381 (42%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.4%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph802 (89%)
  • 40 mph102 (11%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway731 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (13%)
  • Roundabout46 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant505 (43%)
  • Pedestrian324 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (13%)
  • Cyclist118 (10%)
  • Van occupant35 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 10101 (8.6%)
  • 11 to 1593 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20247 (21%)
  • 21 to 25167 (14%)
  • 26 to 35173 (15%)
  • 36 to 45111 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5576 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7552 (4.4%)
  • Over 7539 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider559 (48%)
  • Pedestrian324 (28%)
  • Passenger287 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,000 (67%)
  • Motorcycle168 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Wolverhampton ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 83rd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 1986

The A449 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 1986: 75, including 5 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4497596522
2ndA4171100121
3rdA41245781017
4thA4604755115
5thA454395108
6thA4150253008
7thA459223519
8thA463223203
9thA4039192613
10thA4123162037
11thB4161111705
12thB448481503
13thA41267703
14thB41636903
15thB41564501
16thA40981100
17thB41621101

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1986

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 5.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1986

WV6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 1986: 3.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years