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Wolverhampton road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 869 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 1993, and 1,140 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1992 (853), and casualties rose from 1,120.

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

Collisions in 1993
869
Up 2% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,140
Up 2% on 1992
Fatal collisions
10
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 1993

1.2% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 1993 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious18321%
  • Slight67678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious20018%
  • Slight93082%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 1993 is highlighted, with 869, up 2% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (14%)
  • Tuesday140 (16%)
  • Wednesday114 (13%)
  • Thursday127 (15%)
  • Friday162 (19%)
  • Saturday115 (13%)
  • Sunday91 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59216 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (10%)
  • February59 (6.8%)
  • March64 (7.4%)
  • April70 (8.1%)
  • May67 (7.7%)
  • June78 (9%)
  • July62 (7.1%)
  • August64 (7.4%)
  • September76 (8.7%)
  • October84 (9.7%)
  • November81 (9.3%)
  • December76 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight594 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit266 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds655 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other44 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry520 (60%)
  • Wet or damp336 (39%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph774 (89%)
  • 40 mph88 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway705 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (12%)
  • Roundabout43 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant609 (53%)
  • Pedestrian267 (23%)
  • Cyclist97 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1084 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1598 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20184 (16%)
  • 21 to 25166 (15%)
  • 26 to 35226 (20%)
  • 36 to 45100 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5586 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6572 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4.4%)
  • Over 7534 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider565 (50%)
  • Passenger308 (27%)
  • Pedestrian267 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,126 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle80 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 82nd most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
119th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 1993

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 1993: 78, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4178102015
2ndA4496282113
3rdA4124487719
4thA4544565015
5thA460354929
6thA459242915
7thA4150233012
8thA463232705
9thA4123222803
10thA4039142113
11thB4484141804
12thB41616601
13thB41565600
14thB41635600
15thA41264400
16thB41623301

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1993

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 730.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1993

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 1993: 196.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 1993, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years