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Wolverhampton road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 847 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 1991, and 1,090 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1990 (924), and casualties fell from 1,193.

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

Collisions in 1991
847
Down 8% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,090
Down 9% on 1990
Fatal collisions
18
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 1991

2.1% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 1991 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.1%
  • Serious20024%
  • Slight62974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.7%
  • Serious22721%
  • Slight84578%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 1991 is highlighted, with 847, down 8% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (14%)
  • Tuesday108 (13%)
  • Wednesday121 (14%)
  • Thursday144 (17%)
  • Friday145 (17%)
  • Saturday129 (15%)
  • Sunday79 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59153 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (8.4%)
  • February70 (8.3%)
  • March67 (7.9%)
  • April70 (8.3%)
  • May64 (7.6%)
  • June67 (7.9%)
  • July67 (7.9%)
  • August64 (7.6%)
  • September63 (7.4%)
  • October81 (9.6%)
  • November104 (12%)
  • December59 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight573 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit266 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds636 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Other57 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry492 (58%)
  • Wet or damp334 (39%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph745 (88%)
  • 40 mph99 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway681 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (13%)
  • Roundabout38 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant563 (52%)
  • Pedestrian261 (24%)
  • Cyclist109 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1067 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1584 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20207 (19%)
  • 21 to 25168 (15%)
  • 26 to 35196 (18%)
  • 36 to 45113 (10%)
  • 46 to 5586 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5%)
  • 66 to 7553 (4.9%)
  • Over 7523 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider560 (51%)
  • Passenger269 (25%)
  • Pedestrian261 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,079 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle92 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 87th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 1991

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 1991: 72, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4172100119
2ndA449517147
3rdA41244968117
4thA454476937
5thA4123354607
6thA460354414
7thA4150263603
8thA459222504
9thA4039212303
10thA463192206
11thB4484182005
12thB4161121705
13thA412681211
14thB416371012
15thB41564503

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1991

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 717.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1991

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 1991: 164.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 1991, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years