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Wolverhampton road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 826 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 1995, and 1,113 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1994 (867), and casualties fell from 1,159.

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

Collisions in 1995
826
Down 5% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,113
Down 4% on 1994
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 1995

0.8% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 1995 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious16220%
  • Slight65780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious18016%
  • Slight92683%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 1995 is highlighted, with 826, down 5% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (13%)
  • Tuesday112 (14%)
  • Wednesday136 (16%)
  • Thursday118 (14%)
  • Friday143 (17%)
  • Saturday112 (14%)
  • Sunday97 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59162 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59207 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (11%)
  • February59 (7.1%)
  • March65 (7.9%)
  • April69 (8.4%)
  • May64 (7.7%)
  • June72 (8.7%)
  • July57 (6.9%)
  • August68 (8.2%)
  • September80 (9.7%)
  • October62 (7.5%)
  • November79 (9.6%)
  • December62 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight614 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds583 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (3.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry499 (60%)
  • Wet or damp305 (37%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.7%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph718 (87%)
  • 40 mph103 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway644 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (17%)
  • Roundabout27 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant625 (56%)
  • Pedestrian232 (21%)
  • Cyclist120 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (4.7%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (4%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1085 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 1597 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20127 (11%)
  • 21 to 25175 (16%)
  • 26 to 35219 (20%)
  • 36 to 45131 (12%)
  • 46 to 5584 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6565 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7565 (5.8%)
  • Over 7528 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (51%)
  • Passenger315 (28%)
  • Pedestrian232 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,122 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle120 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach44 (3%)
  • Motorcycle41 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 87th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 1995

The A449 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 1995: 64, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA449648829
2ndA454589506
3rdA4124477709
4thA41456506
5thA4123344705
6thA4039294215
7thA460232904
8thB4161233206
9thA459222406
10thA4150192412
11thA463142504
12thB4484131401
13thA41265502
14thB415651103
15thB41634501
16thB41622200

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1995

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 706.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1995

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 1995: 143.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 1995, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1995.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years