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Wolverhampton road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 887 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 1996, and 1,154 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1995 (826), and casualties rose from 1,113.

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

Collisions in 1996
887
Up 7% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,154
Up 4% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 1996

0.8% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious14717%
  • Slight73383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious16414%
  • Slight98385%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 887, up 7% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (17%)
  • Tuesday122 (14%)
  • Wednesday123 (14%)
  • Thursday118 (13%)
  • Friday157 (18%)
  • Saturday123 (14%)
  • Sunday94 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59166 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (6.2%)
  • February66 (7.4%)
  • March73 (8.2%)
  • April77 (8.7%)
  • May60 (6.8%)
  • June83 (9.4%)
  • July64 (7.2%)
  • August76 (8.6%)
  • September64 (7.2%)
  • October93 (10%)
  • November95 (11%)
  • December81 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight610 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit268 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds618 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Other70 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry508 (57%)
  • Wet or damp351 (40%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph769 (87%)
  • 40 mph109 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway646 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (19%)
  • Roundabout52 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant683 (59%)
  • Pedestrian253 (22%)
  • Cyclist93 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1065 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1599 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20129 (11%)
  • 21 to 25173 (15%)
  • 26 to 35259 (22%)
  • 36 to 45151 (13%)
  • 46 to 55104 (9%)
  • 56 to 6565 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7558 (5%)
  • Over 7523 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider604 (52%)
  • Passenger297 (26%)
  • Pedestrian253 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,259 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle62 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 84th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 1996

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 1996: 72, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA417292010
2ndA4496893011
3rdA4545871211
4thA4124476113
5thA4150455604
6thA460375005
7thA4123304103
8thA459233314
9thA4039182312
10thB4161152001
11thA463141801
12thB4484141600
13thB416371002
14thA41266800
15thB41563300
16thB41622601
17thA40981301

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1996

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 746.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1996

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 1996: 158.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years