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Wolverhampton road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 867 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 1994, and 1,159 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1993 (869), and casualties rose from 1,140.

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

Collisions in 1994
867
Level with 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,159
Up 2% on 1993
Fatal collisions
11
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 1994

1.3% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 1994 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious17220%
  • Slight68479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious19116%
  • Slight95682%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 1994 is highlighted, with 867, level with 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (15%)
  • Tuesday113 (13%)
  • Wednesday139 (16%)
  • Thursday136 (16%)
  • Friday118 (14%)
  • Saturday140 (16%)
  • Sunday91 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59152 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59176 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (9.7%)
  • February69 (8%)
  • March55 (6.3%)
  • April61 (7%)
  • May73 (8.4%)
  • June67 (7.7%)
  • July79 (9.1%)
  • August68 (7.8%)
  • September70 (8.1%)
  • October67 (7.7%)
  • November80 (9.2%)
  • December94 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight581 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit280 (32%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds646 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds155 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry504 (58%)
  • Wet or damp355 (41%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph763 (88%)
  • 40 mph100 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway682 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (15%)
  • Roundabout40 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant638 (55%)
  • Pedestrian250 (22%)
  • Cyclist103 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1083 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1596 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20153 (13%)
  • 21 to 25154 (13%)
  • 26 to 35221 (19%)
  • 36 to 45132 (11%)
  • 46 to 5598 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6581 (7%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4.3%)
  • Over 7538 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider569 (49%)
  • Passenger340 (29%)
  • Pedestrian250 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,139 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle67 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach52 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 84th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 1994

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 1994: 81, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4181122214
2ndA4496393016
3rdA4124516116
4thA4544357014
5thA4604366011
6thA4150374703
7thA4123335617
8thA459222904
9thA4039202906
10thA463171811
11thB4484141806
12thB416191400
13thB41637802
14thA41265500
15thB41563402
16thB41623301
17thA40982200

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1994

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 728.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1994

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 1994: 178.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 1994, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years