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Wolverhampton road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 946 road traffic collisions in Wolverhampton in 1998, and 1,302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1997 (1,001), and casualties fell from 1,318.

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

Collisions in 1998
946
Down 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,302
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wolverhampton in 1998

0.7% of collisions in Wolverhampton in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 19% in Wolverhampton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious16317%
  • Slight77682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious19215%
  • Slight1,10385%

Wolverhampton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wolverhampton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,029 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 946, down 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (11%)
  • Tuesday150 (16%)
  • Wednesday141 (15%)
  • Thursday136 (14%)
  • Friday185 (20%)
  • Saturday126 (13%)
  • Sunday101 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59169 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59248 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.4%)
  • February68 (7.2%)
  • March83 (8.8%)
  • April63 (6.7%)
  • May92 (9.7%)
  • June75 (7.9%)
  • July83 (8.8%)
  • August70 (7.4%)
  • September79 (8.4%)
  • October98 (10%)
  • November66 (7%)
  • December99 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight653 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit284 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds674 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds197 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry528 (56%)
  • Wet or damp399 (42%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph789 (83%)
  • 40 mph147 (16%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway706 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway173 (18%)
  • Roundabout47 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wolverhampton in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant837 (64%)
  • Pedestrian232 (18%)
  • Cyclist119 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1067 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1598 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20179 (14%)
  • 21 to 25162 (12%)
  • 26 to 35310 (24%)
  • 36 to 45160 (12%)
  • 46 to 55101 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6589 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7552 (4%)
  • Over 7538 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider710 (55%)
  • Passenger360 (28%)
  • Pedestrian232 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,391 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2.3%)
  • Motorcycle40 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wolverhampton in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wolverhampton had the 79th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wolverhampton with the most crashes in 1998

The A41 had the most collisions in Wolverhampton in 1998: 78, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wolverhampton, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4178110114
2ndA44977111013
3rdA4546097213
4thA4150456818
5thA4124416405
6thA459334506
7thA460334405
8thA4123253917
9thA463182512
10thA4039172702
11thB4163143002
12thB416191000
13thB448491000
14thA412661002
15thB41565600
16thB41622201

Towns in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1998

Wolverhampton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 796.

Postcode districts in Wolverhampton: crashes in 1998

WV10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wolverhampton in 1998: 196.

Latest crashes in Wolverhampton in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Wolverhampton in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Wolverhampton road accidents in other years