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Wolverhampton road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,001 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 1997, and 1,318 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1996 (887), and casualties rose from 1,154.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,001
Up 13% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,318
Up 14% on 1996
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 1997

1% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 1997 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious19319%
  • Slight79880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious23118%
  • Slight1,07682%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,001, up 13% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday153 (15%)
  • Tuesday134 (13%)
  • Wednesday149 (15%)
  • Thursday145 (14%)
  • Friday175 (17%)
  • Saturday135 (13%)
  • Sunday110 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59274 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59168 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (6.5%)
  • February63 (6.3%)
  • March66 (6.6%)
  • April61 (6.1%)
  • May83 (8.3%)
  • June101 (10%)
  • July88 (8.8%)
  • August68 (6.8%)
  • September72 (7.2%)
  • October97 (9.7%)
  • November113 (11%)
  • December124 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight698 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit293 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds690 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds219 (22%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other46 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry555 (55%)
  • Wet or damp435 (43%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph862 (86%)
  • 40 mph130 (13%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway773 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (17%)
  • Roundabout42 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant847 (64%)
  • Pedestrian253 (19%)
  • Cyclist108 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1079 (6%)
  • 11 to 15112 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20168 (13%)
  • 21 to 25197 (15%)
  • 26 to 35252 (19%)
  • 36 to 45180 (14%)
  • 46 to 55116 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6585 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.6%)
  • Over 7544 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider739 (56%)
  • Passenger326 (25%)
  • Pedestrian253 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,435 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle58 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus12 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 69th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 1997

The A449 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 1997: 77, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4497799116
2ndA4172102215
3rdA4546597114
4thA41246384114
5thA4150435416
6thA460375304
7thA459304405
8thA4039293113
9thA4123264303
10thB4161202714
11thA463162002
12thB44847801
13thA41266902
14thB41636902
15thB41563500
16thA40531100
17thA40981100
18thB41621101

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1997

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 870.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1997

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 1997: 199.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years